Gepard anti-aircraft gun. File photoMOSCOW, May 6.Germany failed to deliver the promised Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, Welt reports, citing sources in the Kyiv authorities. «The delivery of Gepard anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine stalled eight days after This was announced by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht. By Tuesday, the federal government was unable to obtain suitable ammunition, «the newspaper writes. As noted, Germany announced its intention to transfer Gepard to Kyiv on April 26. The publication calls the choice of these installations unexpected, since the country's government was aware of the shortage of shells for them at the end of February. The problem with supplies arose due to the ban on re-exporting weapons to the war zone by Switzerland — ammunition for Gepard is produced in this country. And 23,000 shells from the German arsenal will be enough for 30 installations planned for delivery to Ukraine for only half an hour of firing, sources in Kiev told the newspaper. On February 24, Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military strikes only on military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. The agency called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.
