Germany will supply Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled units to Ukraine. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said this was announced at the meeting of NATO defense ministers on April 26 in Ramstein, the US Air Force base in Germany. excitement press service of the department.

The German Ministry of Defense did not specify the number of weapons that Ukraine will receive.

Launched in 1973, Gepard self-propelled units are designed to cover ground forces, destroy air targets at altitudes up to 3 kilometers, as well as ground and surface targets up to 4.5 kilometers. The vehicles were armed with two 35 millimeter anti-aircraft guns and a 7.62 caliber machine gun. In total, about 500 Gepards have been launched, they are in service with Germany, Romania, Brazil and Jordan.