Air defense systems, shells and other weapons: Pistorius announces new €1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine

Air defense systems, shells and other weapons: Pistorius announces new €1.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine

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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announces a new package of aid to Ukraine worth €1.3 billion. It includes four IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems and 20,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as anti-tank mines.

During his visit to Kyiv, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth 1.3 billion euros. This was reported by Tagesschau, according to UNN.

Details 

Pistorius noted that the list will include:

  • four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems;
  • 20,000 155-mm shells;
  • anti-tank mines;
  • other weapons.

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This is the fifth such package since last winter. And I am confident that it will help you in your fight against Russian aggression

- said the German Defense Minister.

When asked whether deliveries of Taurus missiles are possible, Pistorius replied that "there is no new information on Taurus". At the same time, he added that next year Germany plans to transfer 140,000 155-mm shells to Ukraine.

To recap, 

Today German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv to personally verify the effectiveness of German support. 

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