Germany informed about another package of military aid.
The updated list is published on the website of the German government.
The package included 10 080 ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled guns, more than 8.5 million rounds of ammunition for small arms, about 27 000 40 mm grenade launcher ammunition, a Biber armored bridge-builder, 32 Zetros trucks, four heavy tractors with trailers for transporting tanks, four border cars and 20 000 protective glasses for soldiers.
Separately, the German company Mercedes-Benz informed that it had handed over 100 Zetros off-road trucks to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Cars are already in use.
- On September 5, it was reported that Germany handed Ukraine the first batch of new ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Probably, the ammunition shown in the package is exactly the new ones.
- The Ministry of Defense of the country noted that the construction of the production line for the production of Gepard ammunition was successfully completed within the ambitious timeframe. The media wrote that the line was launched by Rheinmetall at the plant in Unterluss. According to the plan, 40 000 ammunition should be delivered this year. According to the contract, Ukraine will receive 300 000 ammunition.
- To date, Germany has delivered 46 Gepard installations to Ukraine. Six more are due to arrive in the near future.