Germany secretly transferred a huge package of military aid to Ukraine, which included heavy armored vehicles . This is reported by the German publication merkur.de.
While the European Football Championship was being held in Germany, far away in Ukraine, the war continued unabated. Russia attacks despite heavy losses.
In order for Ukraine to continue to defend itself against an attack that violates international law, Berlin in late June and early July, almost secretly and almost unnoticed, sent Kiev a huge military package for the Ukrainian army, the publication said.< /p>
Last week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces received ten more Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks and twenty more Marder infantry fighting vehicles from Germany.
In addition to ammunition for the Leopard 1 and Marder, Ukraine also received two additional Biber bridge-laying tanks, two additional Dachs engineer tanks and four additional Wisent 1 mine-clearing tanks. Now Ukraine hopes to create another assault brigade for offensive operations.
Germany also delivered an additional IRIS-T SLM air defense system and another IRIS-T SLS air defense system to protect critical infrastructure and cities from insidious Russian air attacks.
The delivery of American HIMARS systems to Ukraine, paid for by Berlin, is also reported.
Earlier, German media reported that nearly 2/3 of German arms exports go to Ukraine, which has been defending itself against the Russian aggressor for the third year, which started a full-scale war in February 2022.