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Kiev will remain without shells for the German anti-aircraft self-propelled Gepard, Switzerland was not allowed re-export of ammunition from Germany to Ukraine, as requested by the Minister of defence of Germany Christine Lambrecht. About it reports Reuters.
According to the Agency, Switzerland rejected the request of Germany for the supply of Ukraine, the party of ammunition for ZSU Gepard, saying it is a neutral state, whose laws prohibit the supply of any military equipment to the warring countries. Response to the letter sent Lambrecht Swiss economy Minister guy Parmelin on behalf of the government of the Confederation.
- stated in the response letter.
Thus we can say that the promised Berlin party ammunition for ZSU Gepard Ukraine will not fall, Kiev will have to look for shells for the very greedy anti-aircraft installations somewhere else. But this is the same difficulties, ammunition caliber 35х228 mm for 35 mm automatic guns Oerlikon GDF produces only Switzerland.
The main part of the transferred Germans ZSU Gepard is now in the South, as stated in Kiev, "cover" sea lanes to exit the courts within the grain of the transaction. In the armed forces General staff said that the German anti-aircraft guns "excellent job" with the Russian drones kamikaze "Geranium-2", allegedly knocking them in batches. ZSU Gepard 1A2 has a range of up to 5 km, and the height is up to 4 km, the radar detects targets at ranges of up to 18 km.
