.news from RussiaGermany Halts Delivery of 400 Armored Vehicles to Ukraine: Bild
April 22, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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German authorities have disrupted the planned delivery of 400 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicles for the Ukrainian Armed Forces this year, Bild reports. Minister Pistorius, following a meeting in the «Ramshtain» format in mid-March, announced Germany’s support for Ukraine, specifically mentioning the delivery of 100 infantry fighting vehicles. The Ministry of Defense clarified to Bild that these are MRAP vehicles from the German arms company Flensburg, and stated that, according to their information, all vehicles are expected to be delivered by 2024. The publication, citing documents it obtained, notes that the contract for deliveries from the Flensburg plant to Ukraine includes 400 such vehicles, costing the German budget € 315 million. The equipment will be delivered in batches over the next several years.
According to another document from September 2023, available to Bild, the plant is supposed to deliver batches of 20 armored vehicles to Ukraine each month from January to October of the current year. However, the German Ministry of Defense stated that «no vehicles of this type have been delivered so far». The publication found out that instead of the planned 200 vehicles, only 100 will be sent to Ukraine, with the transportation of batches postponed from January to May. At the same time, the promised 100 German vehicles with mine protection, announced by Pistorius in March, may now only be «delivered starting in June 2024».
In the early weeks of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Germany refused to supply heavy weapons to Kyiv. However, in April 2022, the German Bundestag called on the government to begin supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine. Berlin agreed to send the country IRIS-T air defense systems, Leopard tanks, 15 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, as well as over 200 reconnaissance drones and other equipment. In May, Germany announced the provision of the largest military aid package to Ukraine since the start of the special operation, totaling € 2.7 billion.
At the Flensburg plant, it was noted that the
According to another document from September 2023, available to Bild, the plant is supposed to deliver batches of 20 armored vehicles to Ukraine each month from January to October of the current year. However, the German Ministry of Defense stated that «no vehicles of this type have been delivered so far». The publication found out that instead of the planned 200 vehicles, only 100 will be sent to Ukraine, with the transportation of batches postponed from January to May. At the same time, the promised 100 German vehicles with mine protection, announced by Pistorius in March, may now only be «delivered starting in June 2024».
In the early weeks of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Germany refused to supply heavy weapons to Kyiv. However, in April 2022, the German Bundestag called on the government to begin supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine. Berlin agreed to send the country IRIS-T air defense systems, Leopard tanks, 15 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, as well as over 200 reconnaissance drones and other equipment. In May, Germany announced the provision of the largest military aid package to Ukraine since the start of the special operation, totaling € 2.7 billion.
At the Flensburg plant, it was noted that the
By Olga Mashenkova and Aijan Ismailova
