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German Arms Production in Ukraine Priority Target of Russians

A senior Russian military expert shared with Nezavisimaya Gazeta his reflections on the readiness of NATO and EU countries to continue increasing military supplies to Ukraine. Lt. Gen. Yury Netkachev (ret.) said that Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin confirmed recently that the German company KNDS Deutschland, which produces Leopard 2 tanks, had expanded its presence in Ukraine by creating a joint venture with “a Ukrainian defense plant,” reported TASS in its Jan. 24 Press Review.

“We must pay attention to that because since the start of the conflict, Germany has provided over 100 Leopard tanks of various types to the Ukrainian armed forces,” Netkachev pointed out. “Kiev now has new defense capacities to maintain and repair armored vehicles.”

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