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​Another Patriot SAM System, Ammunition, All-terrain Vehicles: Germany Announced New Military Aid Package to Ukraine

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Another Patriot SAM system is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2023, meaning it will start protecting Ukraine in the coming days / Open source photo
Another Patriot SAM system is expected to be put into operation by the end of 2023, meaning it will start protecting Ukraine in the coming days / Open source photo

Germany transferred a second Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine, as well as additional military aid, including vehicles, artillery ammunition, drones for demining, and more.

That is according to the updated list of military support for Ukraine on the official website of the German government.

It is noted that in addition to the Patriot SAM system itself, Ukraine received missiles for it. This is already the second Patriot air defense system that Germany handed over to Ukraine.

Read more: ​Germany Sends Another Military Aid Package to Ukraine Including APCs, UAVs, Radars

Germany also transferred:

  • nine Bandvagn 206 tracked all-terrain vehicles;
  • 7,390 155-mm artillery rounds;
  • three mobile, remote controlled and protected mine clearing systems;
  • 14 drone detection systems;
  • eight Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks;
  • four semi-trailers for 8x8 HX81 truck tractor trains;
  • eight Zetros tankers;
  • four vehicles
  • more than 47 thousand 40 mm ammunition for grenade launchers;
  • 47 Toyota Land Cruiser off-road vehicles.
Another Patriot SAM System, Ammunition, All-terrain Vehicles: Germany Announced New Military Aid Package to Ukraine, Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks are among equipment in the latest batch of military aid to Ukraine from Germany, Defense Express
Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks are among equipment in the latest batch of military aid to Ukraine from Germany / Open source photo

As Defense Express reported, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently said that this year Ukraine will deploy a second Patriot SAM system to strengthen protection against russian drones and missiles.

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