What Ukraine received in recent batch of military aid from Germany
A fresh batch of military aid from Germany, including artillery shells, demining tanks, rifles and other munitions has been delivered to Ukraine, the German government reported on April 10.
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In particular, Ukraine received:
10 Warthog all-terrain tracked vehicles
6,000 shells of 155 mm ammunition (from Bundeswehr and industrial warehouses)
16 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts
30 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones
30 frequency range extenders for anti-drone equipment
2 WISENT-1 demining tanks with spare parts
11 mobile, remotely operated and protected demining systems
three mine plows
70 thermal imagers
24 outboard motors
1 million rounds of ammunition for firearms (from Bundeswehr and industry stocks)
680 MK 556 assault rifles
50 HLR 338 high-precision rifles with 60,000 rounds of ammunition
105 CR 308 rifles
Germany updated the list of military aid it has provided to Ukraine on March 28.
In particular, they added ammunition for Leopard tanks and other combat systems, as well as reconnaissance drones.
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In addition, Germany announced that it has plans to provide Ukraine with 20 Marder armored personnel carriers, one Warthog all-terrain vehicle, 70 infrared cameras, and more missiles for the Patriot air defense system.
Since the beginning of Russian invasion, Germany provided Ukraine with material and technical assistance worth about $5.65 billion.
In addition, more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have undergone training in Germany, which has cost Germany an additional $306.5 million. Other expenses were also spent on treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Earlier, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new military aid package worth $543 million to Ukraine. He added that Germany would also send 10,000 artillery shells from Bundeswehr warehouses to Ukraine in the near future. It was noted that the new aid package would also include one hundred armored infantry vehicles and one hundred other vehicles.
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