The longer Ukraine resists Russia, the more important it becomes to maintain Western tanks, guns, and trucks. Germany is leading the way with this support – and its companies are taking risks.
In the long dispute over who is doing what and who is doing enough to help Ukraine, the Germans are ahead in one respect – in the maintenance and repair of deployed war equipment. German is spoken in the workshops of war. This may not get much public attention. For Ukraine, however, it is of crucial importance.