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  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 13 May 2023 16:41
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Berlin plans to give Kiev Marder infantry fighting vehicles, leopard 1 tanks, and reconnaissance drones, to name a few.

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  • Germany plans to send Kiev $3 billion worth of military aid
    A Ukrainian serviceman looks on and a local resident rides a bicycle while a broken tank is pulled to a truck near the frontline town of Bakhmut, Ukraine January 20, 2023.(Reuters)

According to Der Spiegel, the German government has decided to equip Ukraine with more weaponry worth 2.7 billion euros (almost $3 billion), which will be Berlin's greatest military support package to Kiev. 

According to the article, the German Chancellor's office and other ministries agreed during covert discussions to give Ukraine "additional weapons worth about 2.7 billion euros" in the next weeks and months. 

The publication revealed that Berlin intends to supply Ukraine with 20 Marder infantry combat vehicles, 30 Leopard 1 tanks, up to 200 reconnaissance drones, Gepard anti-aircraft vehicles, extra IRIS-T anti-aircraft missiles, artillery rounds, and transporters. 

Der Spiegel described this shipment as Germany's largest armaments supply to Ukraine since the commencement of the war in February 2022.

The package is likely to be announced on Sunday during an event in Aachen, Germany, honoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with the Charlemagne Prize. The prize is given out every year for contributions to European unity. 

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