More "leopards", missiles for air defense and "Bird Coalition": the main results of "Ramstin-13"

This was reported by Voice of America radio station. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a meeting of the contact group in Ukraine in the format "Ramstein" noted that his country, together with 50 other countries, provides the Armed Forces of equipment and combat training. Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar told reporters that Kyiv is most in need of ammunition to protect the sky and the de -occupation of territories. "The enemy has the advantage of weapon.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov, after Ramstein, spoke about the obligations of partners to start training of pilots of the Armed Forces on Western fighters. Reznikov said he had heard important news about the "bird coalition" (fighter coalition). First there will be training on F-16 fighters under the guidance of experts from the Netherlands and Denmark. Next, other countries will join. "We have a tank, anti -air coalitions, an artillery family, a RSSV family.

I am convinced that there will be a" Bird Coalition ". This means that Ukraine's future forces will remain the eastern shield of Europe and NATO," Reznikov said. The heads of the Defense Ministries of the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and the United States confirmed on June 15, hundreds of low and medium -range anti -aircraft missiles for Ukraine.

"The initiative will be delivered related systems to protect the critical national infrastructure of Ukraine and further ensure the success of counter -offensive operations in the coming months. The supply of equipment has already begun and should end within a few weeks," four ministers said. The German newspaper Handelsblatt, citing NATO sources in circles, writes about the transfer of the Armed Forces of the additional batch of LEOPARD combat tanks 2.

"Denmark and the Netherlands have financed the purchase The production was damaged during the offensive, "the newspaper said. Contracts on additional Leopard 2 with the RheinMetall concern have already been signed. Denmark and the Netherlands, according to sources, gave them a "three -digit million amount". The government of Germany joined the process. Officials should approve the export of tanks.

The first LEOPARD 2 combat tanks should be reached by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in January 2024, and in general the contract must be executed by the end of 2024. During Ramstay-13, representatives of Canada and Italy announced new military assistance packages for the Armed Forces. Canada will transfer $ 500 million to support Ukraine. According to the Pentagon head, the amount will include the departure of 200 critical missiles for air defense systems.

In the Government of Canada, they said that Kyiv will receive the following weapons from the Armed Forces: Canada Minister Anita Anand added that 116 from 200 Senator armored vehicles were delivered to Ukraine. Another 18 have to come next week. Lloyd Austin said at a briefing that Norway and Germany had created help packages for several years. And Denmark announced a 2024 assistance package that estimated $ 2. 6 billion.