war in Ukraine
Federal government lifts secrecy in arms deliveries
Two Ukrainian soldiers on a tank in Donetsk. Photo: Efrem Lukatsky/AP/dpa
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So far, the federal government has only given public information about the delivery of weapons to Ukraine in a few exceptional cases. That will change.
Almost four months after the start of the war, the federal government disclosed all arms deliveries to Ukraine for the first time.
Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit explained the move on Tuesday. The list includes all weapons and other armaments that have been delivered or are scheduled to be delivered. It can now be found on the website of the federal government. So far, it was only visible to members of parliament in the secret protection office of the Bundestag.
So far, the German government has only publicly announced its deliveries to the Ukrainian armed forces for defensive combat against Russia. However, they were published by the Ukrainian side after they arrived in the war zone.
Weapons delivered so far include 3000 Panzerfaust cartridges, 100,000 hand grenades, 2700 Fliegerfaust, 500 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, 100 machine guns and 16 million rounds of ammunition. In addition, there is a large amount of equipment such as 23,000 combat helmets, 178 motor vehicles, 1,200 hospital beds, a field hospital and much more.
The Federal Government still wants to deliver, among other things:
– 10 000 rounds of artillery ammunition
– 53,000 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition
– 5.8 million rounds of handgun ammunition
– 7 self-propelled howitzers 2000 (artillery pieces)
– 5000 combat helmets
– 40 reconnaissance drones
– 10 protected vehicles
– 4 remote controlled deminers
– 65 refrigerators for medical supplies
– 54 armored personnel carriers with armament
– 30 anti-aircraft tanks Gepard including about 6000 rounds of ammunition
– 1 Iris-T SLM air defense system
– 1 artillery detection radar Cobra
– 80 Toyota pickup vehicles
– 3 multiple rocket launchers with ammunition