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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · Aug 29

My latest piece → As I have learned from well-informed sources, #Ukraine received its eighth IRIS-T SLM fire unit as part of Germany's continuing military assistance two weeks ago. This further strengthened the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force.

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Eighth IRIS-T SLM fire unit delivered to Ukraine | GAU

According to my information, Ukraine received its eighth IRIS-T SLM fire unit as part of Germany's continuing military assistance two weeks ago.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 2h

Very recently, two universities in Mykolaiv received each one Volkswagen Multivan from the German federal state of Lower Saxony to be able to transport students with special educational needs. At least part of the donation was most likely financed by the EU.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 7h

This contract has not yet been officially confirmed, but I'll try to get official confirmation ASAP for you and for me, so I can add it to my database.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 7h

According to the Forces Operations Blog, the German government has contracted Thales Belgium to deliver 30,000 unguided 70mm rockets and 3,000 guided 70mm rockets to #Ukraine to rearm a few modified Mi-8 helicopters.

H/t @jeff2146.bsky.social

Image for illustrative purposes — Ukrainian helicopter

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 2d

However, the order has not yet been officially confirmed. Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks also declined to comment to the FAZ on the contractor. However, it is quite likely that the German government is behind it.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 2d

The German government has already delivered more than 340 Mercedes-Benz Zetros trucks in various configurations to the AFU and civilian bodies. According to FAZ research, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has now received an order to deliver more than 1,000 additional vehicles to #Ukraine.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 2d

This could (!) already be part of the funding for the production of Ukrainian-made medical equipment announced by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the German Ministry of Defence in late May 2025.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 2d

According to the German Embassy in Ukraine, the German government financed and carried out the handover of four armoured ambulances (for CaseEvac purposes). The medical equipment and armour originated from Germany, while the final assembly was carried out in #Ukraine.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 3d

The Air Command West has released new footage of one of the two Skynex air defence systems officially supplied by Germany to #Ukraine (at least one more should have been delivered by now), which shot down a Russian Shahed loitering munition on the 5th of October.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 5d

I've just published my latest translation video on YouTube! This one shows a German/Dutch/Danish-delivered Leopard 1A5 MBT in service with the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade during a training exercise somewhere in #Ukraine.

Full video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzAk...

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 6d

MedEvac database
— Updated overview of European statistics (September data)
— Updated detailed German statistics (September data)

As always, I would be happy if you pay a visit to my website. You can find the links to the German and English versions in the thumbnail.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 6d

Footage database
— Caracal: 3 images (added)
— Cheetah: 1 video (added)
— Firearms ammunition: 1 image (added)
— HLR 338: 1 image (added)
— HX81: 2 images (added)
— JCB HMEE: 1 video (added)
— Leopard 1A5: 3 images (added)
— Vector: 6 images (added)
— WiSENT 1 MC: 2 videos (added)

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 6d

Starting into the weekend, I just finished another update to my website, which includes changes to the military aid database, footage database and the MedEvac database. Full details below.

Military aid database
— ~€30 million investment in the NSATU Trust Fund (delivered)

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 6d

Das ist nicht korrekt. Das ist wohl das Radar eines von Polen gelieferten SNR-125.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 7d

Municipal enterprises in Zaporizhzhia have received mobile lighting poles with autonomous power supply and vehicles financed by the German government in cooperation with the German Society for International Cooperation and the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 10d

“Fire unit” is the technical term for what you would call a full system. Fire units delivered by Germany consisted of between six and eight launchers (+ the remaining components).

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 10d

It has been known since the initial announcement in early August that the delivery will be completed before the end of the year. More precisely, on the 1st of August, the German Ministry of Defence announced that deliveries would be completed within two to three months, i.e., by November.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 10d

A brief clarification, as the “news” that Germany will deliver two MIM-104 Patriot fire units to Ukraine by the end of the year is currently being widely reported. While this is certainly great information in general, it is by no means news.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 11d

Rare off-topic post of mine: I would like to draw your attention to the excellent work of my colleagues at @tochnyi.info. After months of intense work, we have finally published our interactive map that allows you to follow the ongoing “human safari” in Kherson in detail.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 12d

PS: I found the video on a smaller Ukrainian TikTok channel, which is why I turned off the TikTok handle display and blurred the soldier in the vehicle to protect his identity and the original source.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 12d

This video shows a German/US-delivered Cheetah SPAAG in service with the AFU. Germany funded 15 Cheetah SPAAGs from Jordanian stocks for Ukraine, in addition to providing Ukraine with another 52 Gepard SPAAGs from various sources.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 14d

Emergency services of Chernihiv and the Dobryanska communities received two fire fighting vehicles, one specialised vehicle with a control centre, a passenger car and a field kitchen trailer from the German city of Segeberg.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 14d

Co-funded by the German government, the Derhachi, Rohan, Balakliia, and Staryi Saltiv territorial communities in the Kharkiv region received another batch of Volkswagen vehicles which will be used to transport humanitarian cargo, respond to emergency calls and more.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 17d

The German government has co-financed two VW minibuses which have been handed over to the city of Koriukivka (Chernihiv region) which will be used to support educational institutions and emergency operations in the city.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 18d

The 146th Repair and Restoration Regiment has released images showing the transport of a Leopard 1A5 MBT (officially 103 delivered), jointly supplied by Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, by an HX81 tank transporter (90 delivered), also supplied by Germany.

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German Aid to Ukraine @deaidua.org · 19d

No it's not. One case of many where Germany pledges to finance important deliveries alone, while partly in secret getting paid for by other countries.