The german government had given green light for him shipping to Ukraine from tanks type Gepardwith a capacity of air defense, belonging to the stocks of the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) consortium, according to German media. KMW, according to this information, would have received authorization to sell to kyiv tanks of these characteristics, which can also be used against ground targets.
Magazine Der Spiegel argues that Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht may make an announcement on the matter during a conference on Ukraine at the american base from Ramstein being held today with the assistance of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergand the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The main objective of the meeting is to address the rearmament of the Ukrainian Army to repel the Russian invasion that began on February 24.