Germany sends Patriot system to Ukraine

Germany delivered a Patriot air defence system to Ukraine on April 18.

The Federal Government supports the Ukrainian military in close coordination with its partners and allies, Caliber.Az reports, citing the German government's website.

The support list for Ukraine provides an overview of German lethal and non-lethal arms, including deliveries from the Federal Armed Forces, as well as supplies from German industry financed by the Federal Government’s funds for so-called security capacity building.

Funding for the security capacity-building initiative totalled 2.2 billion euros in 2023 (after 2 billion euros in 2022). The funds are to be used primarily to support Ukraine. At the same time, they will be used to finance Germany’s increased mandatory contributions to the European Peace Facility (EPF), which in turn goes towards reimbursing EU member states for costs incurred by them in providing support for Ukraine.

The total value of individual licenses issued by the Federal Government for the export of military goods in the period from January 1, 2022, to April 17, 2023 amounts to 2.75 billion euros.