Germany preparing new IRIS-T for Ukraine, has delivered over 60 Gepards — ambassador
Germany has already delivered more than 60 Gepard
self-propelled anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine and is preparing to send
another IRIS-T air defense system, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Oleksii
Makeiev told Interfax-Ukraine
on July 27.
“We’ve received more than 60 Gepards. That means most of the
‘Gepards’ that could be captured in the forests of the world — have been
captured, and they’re now grazing in Ukrainian pastures,” he said.
Makeiev added that the German system has proven highly
effective in Ukraine, particularly against Shahed drones. However, he noted
that Russia has since changed its drone attack tactics, making it harder to
intercept targets.
The ambassador also confirmed that Germany continues
supplying Ukraine with the IRIS-T systems it urgently needs.
“Seven systems have already arrived, the eighth is on the
way,” he said.
On July 21, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced
that the United States and Germany had agreed to deliver five Patriot air
defense systems to Ukraine. The systems are expected to arrive “in the near
future.”
On July 14, Donald Trump declared that the United States and
NATO had reached a deal to supply weapons to Ukraine. He said the U.S. would
produce “the best weapons in the world” and sell them to NATO, which would then
coordinate deliveries to Ukraine.
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