Germany provides more tanks, ammunition, rifles, and vehicles to Ukraine

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Germany has updated the amount of military assistance as it has delivered another package of essential equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The delivery was announced on the official website of the Federal Government.

The Bundeswehr has delivered 10 more Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks on the top of those 30 that were sent to Ukraine before. The tanks were provided as a part of joint project with Denmark.

Also, 20 more MG3 machine guns for Leopard 2 tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles and Dachs armored engineer vehicles were sent.

The package also includes 8,500 rounds of 155mm ammunition; more than 1.5 million rounds of ammunition for fire arms, over 300 MK 556 assault rifles and 70 HLR 338 precision rifles with 60,000 rounds of ammunition, 11 CR 308 rifles, 400 LED lamps, and 20 Vector reconnaissance drones with spare parts as well as 34 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones.

Additionally, a Beaver bridge-laying tank with spare parts, a Dachs armored engineer vehicle, a Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicle with spare parts, four Wisent mine clearing tanks with spare parts, two mine ploughs, and 16 Zetros tankers were delivered to Ukraine.

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