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Germany provides a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes sniper rifles and ammunition

The package provides an additional 3,840 rounds of artillery ammunition, 15 sniper rifles, vehicles and more
byBohdan Ben
03/12/2023
1 minute read
GenStaff
A Ukrainian sniper. Credit: Ukraine’s General Staff via Facebook.
Germany provides a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes sniper rifles and ammunition

According to the update by the German Defense Ministry, the new package was approved on 1 December 2023 and included:

  • 3,840 rounds of 155 mm artillery ammunition;
  • 5 drone detection systems;
  • 8 8×8 HX81 tractor trains and semi-trailers;
  • 8 Zetros trucks;
  • 3 vehicles (trucks, minibuses, all-terrain vehicles);
  • 2 border protection vehicles;
  • 1 mobile antenna mast system;
  • 25 laser rangefinders;
  • 15 HLR 338 sniper rifles and 60,000 rounds of ammunition;
  • 250 tool kits with blasting material.

In total, Germany provided military assistance for Ukraine worth EUR 5.4 billion in 2023, after EUR 2 billion in 202. German commitments in the following years amount to EUR 10.5 billion. 

German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv on 22 November 2023, where he announced a new package of military aid worth EUR 1.3 billion in total. This package will contain, among other things, four additional IRIS-T air defense systems, as well as 20,000 155-mm artillery ammunition and anti-tank weapons.

Before that, Pistorius confirmed media reports that Germany will double military aid to Kyiv for 2024 to EUR 8 billion.

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