Germany and allies to send major military aid package to Ukraine using new NATO supply line
Berlin (AP)-Germany announced on Wednesday that a group of Ukraine will work with Western supporters to supply a military aid package to the country originating from the war up to $ 500 million using a new NATO. supply line.
At the beginning of this month, NATO began to coordinate the regular deliveries of large weapons packages. Ukrainian After saying that the Netherlands will provide air defense equipment, ammunition and other military aid worth 500 million euros ($ 582 million).
The next day, Sweden announced that it would contribute to a common effort to provide a $ 500 million air defense, anti -tank weapons, ammunition and spare parts with its Scandinavian neighbors Denmark and Norway.
Germany’s foreign and defense ministries, support, “critical air defense capabilities focus on equipment, he said. Russia’s ongoing air strikesWho killed more and more civilians throughout Ukraine. “
The United Nations said that the ruthless shot of Russia’s urban areas behind the front killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.
Although the Scandinavian package is more likely to arrive in September, the delivery of two equipment purchased in the United States, most of them, was planned this month. Germany did not name the group of countries to work with.
The equipment is achieved according to the priority needs of Ukraine in the battlefield. NATO finds and sends allies weapons and ammunition.
Since Russia launched its full -scale invasion in February 2022, Germany has given Ukraine a military support or committed 40 billion euros ($ 47 billion).
