Germany’s Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht announced on Thursday that the agreement for a circular exchange of infantry fighting vehicles with the Hellas and Ukraine is almost complete, which means that Germany will soon deliver 40 infantry-type vehicles Marder to Greece, while Greece, in turn, will deliver 40 of the Soviet-made infantry-type vehicles BMP-1 in Ukraine.
In addition, Germany will supply two additional multiple rocket launchers to Kyiv, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in Berlin on Thursday.
“We have decided to send two more MARS II multiple rocket launchers including 200 rockets to Ukraine,” he told a German military conference, adding that training of Ukrainian operators is expected to begin in September.
“In addition, we will send 50 Dingo armored personnel carriers to Ukraine,” Lambrecht announced, referring to an armored vehicle that the German military used extensively during NATO’s military operation in Afghanistan.
