Ukraine will receive the first batch of German Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns this summer

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht told her Ukrainian colleague Alexey Reznikov that

Ukraine will receive Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns this summer.

What is known

The first batch of Gepard self-propelled guns will be delivered in July.It will include 15 installations. The second batch in the same quantity will arrive to us at the end of summer. In addition to the self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Germany will also send about 60,000 ammunition to Ukraine.


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For those who are not in the know

Gepard is an anti-aircraft self-propelled gun (SPAAG)German made. It is designed to cover ground forces, destroy air targets at slant ranges from 100 m to 4 km and at altitudes up to 3 km, flying at speeds of up to 350-400 m/s, as well as ground and surface targets from a range of up to 4500 meters. By the way, the Gepard self-propelled gun is built on the Leopard tank chassis. The installation has been manufactured by Krauss-Maffei since the mid-70s.

Source: DW