Ukraine (bbabo.net), Germany delivered the first of four previously promised IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports today, October 11, citing its own sources.
“The transfer of the air defense system took place on Tuesday near the Polish-Ukrainian border,” the publication says.
As the German authorities previously stated, the IRIS-T SLM complex is “the most modern German air defense system”, the complex is equipped with infrared homing missiles. Missiles can hit targets at an altitude of up to 20 kilometers and at a distance of up to 40 kilometers. As Der Spiegel emphasizes, the IRIS-T SLM complex is not yet in service with the Bundeswehr.
Against the background of the strikes inflicted by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht promised on Monday to continue supporting Kyiv, including through the supply of modern air defense systems.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said on Twitter that Berlin will do "everything possible" to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. The minister argued that Russian missile strikes against targets in Ukraine "cannot be justified by anything."
“We are doing everything to quickly strengthen the Ukrainian air defense,” the head of the foreign policy department wrote.
According to an earlier report by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Germany has already supplied Ukraine with military goods worth more than €700 million. self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Gepard.
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