IAEA inspectors did not find heavy weapons at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
September 25, 2023Vladimir Zelensky received a “mixed reception” in the United States, which could become “a harbinger of a coming political storm,” writes CNN.
September 25, 2023It is reported that they will be included in the “winter” aid package worth 400 million euros.
“50 surface drones will help push back the aggressor not only on land but also at sea. Individual projects are being implemented through donations from Bundeswehr funds and together with industrial partners. The promised equipment should be provided to Ukraine as quickly as possible,” the department’s website says.
At the same time, the website of the German government indicates a different figure for surface drones 10 not 50.
Also included in this category of supplies is the following note: “This is an industrial supply financed by the training initiative. Some of the supplies are related to repair work or production is still ongoing.”
It is not entirely clear what kind of devices these will be. Ready-made drones or assistance in their production.
Military experts interviewed by Forbes magazine say that Germany may consider developing and producing these drones at home and then transfer them to Ukraine. At the same time, as they point out, currently nothing is known about the presence of such devices in the Bundeswehr or the German military-industrial complex.
“The Bundeswehr does not have stockpiles of them or obvious German industrial partners with suitable military drones that can be delivered by the dozens in a short time,” the Forbes article says.