More assistance for #Ukraine via the German air defence initiative in sight. According to the German Minister of Defence, there are now offers and commitments for additional missiles for both the Patriot systems and for “the French one” (most likely SAMP/T). No info by whom.
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🇫🇷 France to give Ukraine hundreds of armoured vehicles and missiles for SAMP/T air defence systems
France intends to supply Ukraine with hundreds of old but “still functional” VAB armoured vehicles, as well as missiles for SAMP/T air defence systems, as part of a new assistance package.
www.pravda.com.ua🇫🇷🇺🇦 "France will supply Ukraine with a new batch of Aster missiles for the SAMP/T air defense system", - French Minister of Defence.
❗️Bild journalist says Ukraine has run out of missiles for Patriot and Iris-T air defence systems
Bild journalist Julian Röpcke, who has been following the fighting in Ukraine, says that Ukraine has run out of missiles for the Patriot and Iris-T air defence systems.
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The Patriot deliveries are likely responsible for the largest share of the costs relating to the replacement of the material. Germany has supplied Ukraine with two Patriot air defence systems, two additional launchers and 220 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks.
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🇧🇪🇺🇦 Belgium will transfer missiles for air defence systems to Ukraine from its own stocks, - Minister of Defence
👀 Belgium will also allocate 200 million euros to Germany's initiative to find air defence systems for Ukraine.
Defence Minister informed about the results of the 19th meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine. We are strengthening our air defence with both systems and missiles. The Coalition for Integrated Air and Missile Defence has officially started its work. 15 countries have already joined".
Defence Minister Rustem Umerov informed about the results of the 19th meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine. — Ukrinform.
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 "Berlin launches initiative for more air defense to Ukraine", - Tagesschau
❗️The German government has launched a new initiative to provide Ukraine with additional air defence systems. Heads of state and government of the EU will discuss further military aid this evening.
I would love to know which air defence equipment France, Great Britain, Romania and the US are delivering to Ukraine as part of the German initiative. The Spanish contribution are most likely (not confirmed) the few Patriot missiles delivered some time ago.
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The head of the parliamentary committee for defence claims that the crashed Russian military, allegedly with 65 POW on board, aircraft has been hit by 3 Ukrainian missiles shot from US Patriot or German IRIS-T air defence systems. No independent proof.
Следом летел еще один Ил-76 с 80 пленными на борту, его развернули, заявил глава думского комитета по обороне. Ми...
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According to the German Ministry of Defence, Canada will contribute around €52 million to the German initiative to strengthen Ukraine's air defence in the short term. The funds will be used to buy IRIS-T (SL?) missiles, which will be delivered to Ukraine in the following weeks!
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The Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative was launched ~ 5 weeks ago by the Federal Foreign Office and the MoD. The aim is to strengthen Ukrainian air defence in the short term — primarily with additional Patriot batteries, but also with other air defence systems, equipment & missiles.
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⚡#Ukraine has almost no missiles for the Patriot air defence system, - Julian Röpcke
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Yahoo: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urges increased international efforts to supply air defence systems in view of the threat of a major Russian bombing offensive on Kharkiv
The Patriot air defence systems available in Europe and around the world need to be deployed to Ukraine quickly
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged increased international efforts to supply more air defence systems in view of the threat of a major Russian offensive on the city of Kharkiv in eastern ...
www.yahoo.com🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands will allocate more than €200 million for Ukraine for the supply of Air Defence and ammunition, — Minister of Defence.
Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukraine
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Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukraine Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukraine
Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukrainehttps://globalnews.ca/news/10487814/canada-ukraine-germany-air-defence
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After Poland and (very likely) the Netherlands, Greece also said no to the German appeal to supply Patriot batteries to #Ukraine via the German initiative. Prime Minister Mitsotakis ruled a delivery of Patriot/S-300 out because they are a critical deterrent capability for Greece.
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Apparently, there are far more commitments to the German air defence initiative (IAAD) than we previously knew. According to Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock, countries have made financial pledges totalling ~ €1 billion.
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According to the German MoD, Canada pledged to contribute to the German Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative (#IAAD), which aims to strengthen the Ukrainian air defence in the short term.
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The UK and Germany will also work together to maximize the effect of the German Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative (IAAD) and the International Fund for Ukraine.
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🇬🇷🤔🇺🇦 According to Greece PM, although the country supported Ukraine with defence materials, it cannot give up air defence systems (Patriot and S-300), which are crucial for the protection of its own airspace.
The German government has just confirmed the delivery of one of the two Skynex air defence systems to Ukraine!
Besides that — in terms of air defence — the delivery of >= 120 IRIS-T (SL) missiles, two TRML-4D air surveillance radars & 30 drone detection sensors was confirmed!
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that both Tukrey and Greece are joining the European Sky Shield Initiative.
Turkey and Greece will formally join a German-led missile-defense project Thursday, taking the number of members of the so-called European Sky Shield Initiative to 21, according to German Defense Mini...
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Due to the use in Ukraine and Israel, there was a shortage of missiles for Patriot systems in the world, — the German publication NZZ.
... The volume of Patriot missile production does not currently meet demand.
Meetings are planned with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yulia Svyrydenko (Ministry of Economy) and German Galushchenko (Minister of Energy).
The meetings are likely to focus on increasing the involvement of the German defence industry in Ukraine, energy security in Ukraine and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
