Germany announced the transfer to Ukraine of new batches of missiles for air defense systems and artillery shells
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the expansion of military assistance to Kyiv, including PAC-2 and AIM-9 missiles.
Quick Look
- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the transfer of PAC-2 missiles for Patriot systems, AIM-9 missiles and funding for the purchase of artillery shells to Ukraine.
- The deliveries are intended to strengthen Ukraine's air defense amid the ongoing conflict.
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Why It Matters
Germany is one of the key suppliers of military assistance to Ukraine. Relations between Berlin and Moscow worsened after the incident with a UAV at Leipzig airport.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the transfer to Ukraine of a batch of PAC-2 missiles, which are used in Patriot air defense systems.
Germany will also increase its supply of AIM-9 air-to-air missiles and finance the purchase of tens of thousands of long-range artillery shells for Ukraine.
The German Cabinet of Ministers plans to supply Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense missiles and several thousand attack drones in September.
BERLIN, September 8 - RIA Novosti. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the transfer to Ukraine of a batch of PAC-2 missiles, which are used in Patriot air defense systems.
“I have made the decision... to transfer urgently needed PAC-2 interceptor missiles from the Bundeswehr stockpile to Ukraine,” Pistorius said at a meeting of the NATO Contact Group on Ukraine.
The head of the defense department also clarified that Germany will increase the supply of AIM-9 air-to-air missiles. This ammunition is already coming to Ukraine from the stocks of the German armed forces.
Pistorius noted that Germany will additionally finance the purchase of several tens of thousands of long-range artillery shells. According to the minister, they will be purchased through the British-led artillery and air defense consortium and transferred to Ukraine.
N-TV previously reported that Germany will increase military assistance to Ukraine in response to Russia's alleged involvement in the UAV incident at Leipzig airport.
According to the TV channel, the German Cabinet of Ministers plans to supply additional IRIS-T air defense missiles to Ukraine in September, as well as several thousand attack drones. In addition, it is reported that Berlin intends to continue to expand cooperation with Kiev through the intelligence services.
The Russian Ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechaev, was summoned to the German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, where he resolutely rejected the accusations brought by Berlin against Russia as unsubstantiated, absurd and contrary to common sense. The ambassador also stated that this provocation in Leipzig serves only the goals of the Kyiv regime, the militaristic wing of the European political class and the magnates of the military-industrial complex interested in inciting the Ukrainian conflict.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Delivery of IRIS-T missiles and drones to Ukraine in September.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the exact supply volumes of attack drones?
- Will there be further escalation of the diplomatic conflict?
