Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk. File photoBERLIN, Mar 10 The German defense industry has submitted a 60-page list of proposals for military assistance to Ukraine to the German Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said.
" that defense enterprises submitted 60-page proposals to the Ministry of Defense. We expect a positive decision,» the diplomat told dpa.
As the agency notes, the proposals were based on a «wish list» that the Ukrainian ambassador put forward in early February: air defense systems with a range of 70 kilometers, mine clearance equipment, walkie-talkies, radar systems, night vision devices, ambulances. Berlin has not yet made a decision on the supply of 2,700 Strela anti-aircraft missiles to Kiev, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said in an interview. «These weapons systems are really very urgently needed,» the ambassador added .Earlier it was reported that Germany approved the delivery of 2,700 Strela anti-aircraft missiles manufactured by the GDR. The Spiegel publication later reported that about a quarter of the Strela anti-aircraft missiles intended for delivery to Ukraine are unusable, some of them are very outdated, now the German government is forced to «back down». According to the publication, a maximum of 2,000 rockets from this batch can be used.