Germany Plans Additional $428 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian tanks take part in a training exercise in the Chernigiv region of Ukraine.
Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty ImagesGermany announced additional military support for Ukraine worth €400 million ($428 million), though the package does not include the bunker-busting Taurus cruise missiles the government in Kyiv has urgently requested.
The new aid will include munitions, armored vehicles and training for thousands of soldiers, as well as warm clothing for the winter and mine-clearing equipment, Bild newspaper quoted Defense Minister Boris Pistorius as saying. A ministry spokesman confirmed the report.