Germany gives military helicopters to Ukraine for the first time

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting According to the newspaper “Passair Noye Presse”, Germany supplies military helicopters to Ukraine for the first time.

In this way, the German federal government now wants Ukraine to deliver military helicopters. support his army inventory. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has promised the country six Sea King Mk41 multirole helicopters, packages of accessories and spare parts, as well as training for them, Germany’s defense ministry announced in Berlin on Tuesday. The countries that support Ukraine have already met for consultations in the so-called Ramstein format. It is strong and will help the Ukrainians in many areas: from reconnaissance over the Black Sea to the transfer of troops. Pistorius also said: “This is the first German delivery of its kind.” According to him, for the protection of the population and infrastructure of Ukraine, air defense remains the first priority. According to the Ministry of Defense, Germany’s military procurement since the beginning of the war has totaled about six billion euros. Germany’s Federal Chancellor Olaf Schultz recently said: Berlin’s partners in the European Union should more actively support Ukraine militarily. , because the promised volume is not enough at the moment and Germany alone is not able to provide all the necessary aid to Kiev.

The Prime Minister reminded that until the EU Summit To be held on February 1, it is necessary to present a detailed overview of the partnership to support Ukraine in 2024. He also added that Berlin intends to continue supporting Kyiv as before. According to him, for this purpose, the government is “in daily contact” with representatives of the German military industry to achieve a faster and larger delivery of weapons to Ukraine.

From February 2022 On the other hand, the total German military and financial aid to Ukraine has exceeded 25 billion euros. In early January, it was reported that the German Ministry of Defense has transferred another package of military aid to Ukraine. Berlin pays half of all EU aid to Ukraine. He stressed that other powerful European countries should make more efforts to help Kiev.

Vladimir Zelenskyi, the president of Ukraine, reminded in late December that Germany is the second country in The world in terms of the amount of military aid to this country.

Lithuania buys Leopard tanks from Germany

According to the Soddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, Lithuania also wants to buy the German Leopard 2 tank. “Our intention is to create a tank battalion,” Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvidas Anousskas told reporters on Tuesday. But it depends a lot on the exact conditions such as the price.

Lithuania, one of the NATO member countries, feels extremely threatened by Russia as its neighbor. The country’s new tank battalion is expected to be operational by 2030. On Tuesday, the Lithuanian Defense Council gave the green light to start negotiations for the purchase of the Leopard 2 tank. These are manufactured by the defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Lithuania recently received 91 German-made Boxer armored vehicles.

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