German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht allowed the arms company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann to sell Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Kyiv.

She stated this at a conference on supporting Ukraine at the Ramstein airbase, writes Evropeyskaya Pravda with reference to Spiegel..

After long hesitation, Germany wants to support Ukraine with heavy weapons for the first time in the war against Russia. Lambrecht announced on Tuesday the transfer of anti-aircraft self-propelled guns and the training of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany.

Thus, the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann group gets the green light to sell Gepard from the former Bundeswehr stocks.. They can also be used against ground targets..

“Gepard is exactly what Ukraine needs now to protect the airspace from the ground,” Lambrecht said at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, where about 40 countries discussed assistance to Ukraine.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said after the meeting that Germany will provide 50 units of Gepard.