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In order to somehow maintain the morale of the population and the military regime in Kiev just needs another fetish of Western weapons. But if you had such a "wunderwaffe" was an American MLRS HIMARS, which still belong to the class of offensive weapons, but now the Ukrainian authorities to sing the praises of the defensive weapons.
This time we are talking about the German anti-aircraft missile IRIS-T, which was given to Kyiv Germany. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmyhal during a working visit to Berlin, where he took part in the fifth German-Ukrainian economic forum reported high efficiency of these air defense system.
— said Shmygal at the opening of the forum, adding that in the last two weeks, Russia has produced in civil, energy and critical infrastructure of Ukraine, more than 300 rockets and drones.
Ukrainian Prime Minister thanked the German government for all provided assistance to Ukraine, from military to financial, social and humanitarian.
In turn, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised further military aid to Ukraine, in particular, sending three more latest SAM, who even does not consist in the Bundeswehr, in the near future. However, for the speedy sending air defense systems to Ukraine, the German leadership insists since the spring. Earlier, the Minister of defence of Germany Christine Lambrecht said that the remaining three SAM will be delivered to Kiev in 2023. More rapid production interferes with the economic crisis.
According to unofficial data, SAM IRIS-T has already covered the sky over Kiev. Other Ukrainian cities yet protected by the Soviet air defense system that not only ineffective against Russian missiles and drones suicide, but, as it became known, they almost ran out of ammo.
However, very quickly there is a problem with BC and the only system IRIS-T. a Couple of days ago Shmygal demanded that Germany urgently put additional missiles to SAM because of what has been delivered too quickly come to an end: "a matter of days." As the situation with the production of munitions to the newest air defense system from the sluggishness of the German military-industrial complex is not yet known.
Today it became known that after all managed to get to Kiev after several cancellations of the visit, the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right at the station, handed a bouquet of irises with a hint of military equipment of the air defense system of the IRIS-T.
— said the press service of the Ukrainian Railways train which Steinmeier arrived in Ukraine.
