The German government has co-financed two VW minibuses which have been handed over to the city of Koriukivka (Chernihiv region) which will be used to support educational institutions and emergency operations in the city.

The 146th Repair and Restoration Regiment has released images showing the transport of a Leopard 1A5 MBT (officially 103 delivered), jointly supplied by Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, by an HX81 tank transporter (90 delivered), also supplied by Germany. /109

My latest piece → Research shows that the delivery of the two MIM-104 Patriot fire units recently announced, which the German government originally announced it would finance alone, will now be financed largely by other countries. deaidua.org/news/2025/09...

The 23rd Engineering Positional Regiment published footage of the construction of defensive positions in Eastern #Ukraine. For a few seconds, we got first footage of one of the six German-delivered High Mobility Engineer Excavators, which were delivered from Bundeswehr stocks. /108

Starting into the weekend, I just finished another update to my website, which includes changes to the military aid database, footage database and the MedEvac database. Full details below. 1/3

Following recent reports that Germany's governing parties had refused to provide possible additional military aid amounting to €4.5 billion, BILD has now published a government document revealing that the Ministry of Finance has cut a total of €10.6 billion in planned military aid for 2026 & 2027.

Germany's Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius just announced during the questioning of the federal government that, according to Polish information, the 19 loitering munitions were deliberately sent from Belarusian territory into Polish territory. 1/2

A brief update on the planned transfer of two MIM-104 Patriot fire units from Bundeswehr stocks to #Ukraine. According to the German Ministry of Defence, the first four Patriot launchers have already been delivered to Ukraine with the remaining equipment to be handed over soon.

According to various media reports, Germany is currently working on contracts for the delivery of several thousand Ukrainian-made long-range OWA-UAVs, worth around €300 million. Pistorius is said to have announced this today at the UDCG meeting. 1/2

Russian forces continue to commit war crimes every day without being punished. Yesterday, a fire fighting vehicle provided by German partners was badly damaged by a Russian drone during a firefighting operation in Kramatorsk. Fortunately, none of the firefighters were injured.

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger just announced in an ZDF Interview, that this week, Rheinmetall and #Ukraine will sign a contract, worth a three digit million sum, for the delivery of a not disclosed number of Skyranger SPAAGs. Deliveries are scheduled to start this year. 1/2

I actually wanted to wait until I had time to write my own article (working on it since yesterday), but since both POLITICO and BILD have now published articles on the subject, I would like to make a short public statement prior to publishing a more detailed article of my own. 1/4

A brief update on regional partnerships. The German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has announced that it has earmarked €100,000 per year in the current draft budget for humanitarian aid for the Chernihiv Oblast in the years 2026 and 2027.

Before heading out, I just finished a small update to my website. Involved some updates on German military assistance for #Ukraine, as well as a small update to the footage database. Details below. 1/4

🧵 — Since I have seen a lot of fake news about alleged German security guarantees, I thought I would talk briefly about this. Plenty of major accounts reported that Germany plans to deliver around 480 IFVs yearly. This is not true. Let's dive into it. 1/12

The German government has co-funded comprehensive renovations for the Horodetska Gymnasium (Cherkasy Oblast), which allowed the full school building to be opened again for the first time, since it was badly damaged by a Russian attack in the first days of the Russian full-scale invasion. 1/3

According to NTV, during today's visit by the German Minister of Defence to DynITEC GmbH, a subsidiary of Diehl Defence, Diehl Defence CEO Helmut Rauch confirmed my reporting from Friday that #Ukraine recently received its eighth IRIS-T SLM fire unit from Germany. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

Both images show HLR 338 precision rifles, of which Germany has officially delivered 484 to #Ukraine. The first image shows an SOF belonging to the 3rd Special Operations Task Group of the Special Operations Center West, while the second image shows an unknown Ukrainian SOF. /107

At the beginning of this week, the “Berlin-Kyiv Prosthetics Centre” was opened in a hospital in Kyiv. Its equipment was financed by a fundraising dinner held in Berlin last year. 1/2

Small 🧵 — A few updates on the deliveries of 155mm shells to Ukraine and the establishment of a 155mm production factory in #Ukraine by Rheinmetall thanks to an DW interview with Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger. 1/4

My latest piece → As I have learned from well-informed sources, #Ukraine received its eighth IRIS-T SLM fire unit as part of Germany's continuing military assistance two weeks ago. This further strengthened the capabilities of the Ukrainian Air Force. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

Today, the 11th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade has shared the most clear image(s) of a German-delivered TRML-4D air surveillance radar I've ever seen since the first IRIS-T SLM fire unit was delivered in 2022. /106

When asked about my June 2025 coverage of the delay of the RCH 155's deployment in #Ukraine, KNDS Deutschland CEO Ralf Ketzel provided insight into the current progress in an interview with the Ukrainian version of Deutsche Welle. 1/4

The Ukrainian Air Command West has just published this rare footage, which shows a Russian Shahed loitering munition being intercepted by a German-delivered Skynex air defence system on the 21st of August. /105

I've just published my latest translation video on YouTube! It shows a (likely German-delivered) Vector UAV in service with the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which used it to identify enemy targets which were later destroyed by a friendly drone team. Full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXCU...

My latest piece → While the German government is trying to bury public discussions about a possible Taurus KEPD-350 delivery, Ukrainian government officials have repeatedly stated publicly that talks on the subject are still ongoing. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

Today, the Norwegian government has announced that it will co-fund the recent German pledge of two MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems and missiles from Bundeswehr stocks as part of their assistance for #Ukraine. 1/5

Today, Germany and Ukraine agreed on a cultural friendship and closer cooperation in the field. Since February 2022, the German government has provided €28.9 million to for example support artists and media professionals in Ukraine and in exile, as well as to protect Ukrainian cultural assets. 1/2

After a Russian drone struck Polish territory last night, the German Luftwaffe announced that German Eurofighters had to take off last night as part of NATO's Enhanced Air Policing South mission for the first time to protect the Ukrainian-Romanian border area from Russian drones. 1/2

At today's government press conference, Deputy Government Spokesperson Meyer stated that he had no information indicating that Germany is planning to supply #Ukraine with “more powerful weapons” which have not yet been provided, such as Taurus KEPD-350, as part of security guarantees.

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with a clear message that he and others will hopefully still remember in a few days, weeks, and months. Further talks and negotiations only make sense if Russia has agreed to a ceasefire.

My take on several months of Ukraine support by Germany under the Merz government: Without going into too much detail, I don't know how other people feel about this who have roughly the same or more information, but in my opinion if even half of what is being said behind closed doors is true... 1/5

One day before the meeting in the US between Zelenskyy, Trump & European leaders such as German Chancellor Merz, Germany's Foreign Minister Wadephul announced in a Table.Today podcast that he opposes stationing German soldiers in Ukraine for peacekeeping purposes. 1/3

The 47th Mechanized Brigade has shared a video of the destruction of a Russian truck towing an artillery piece which tried to cross a destroyed bridge over a river. The truck was destroyed by either an AQ 100 Bayonet or an HF-1, of which Germany has officially delivered 1,950 units to Ukraine. /104

This video made public last week shows three HX81 tank transporters, of which Germany has delivered 90 to #Ukraine, in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The vehicles are marked with the military sign used by the AFU during the Kursk offensive. /103

Sceptical but based survey results from Germany regarding today's summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska. According to the ZDF Politbarometer... 👇 1/5

Update: The German Foreign Office just confirmed to me that the German government is indeed financing an entire $500 million package through the PURL mechanism to assist #Ukraine, with European partners and Canada financing additional packages.

My latest piece → After some new details have been made public, I wrote a more detailed article about the exciting story of how specialists from the German Luftwaffe repaired a Patriot radar severely damaged in #Ukraine. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

The Presidential Office of Ukraine just made public that the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed Germany’s participation in the PURL initiative among other things during Zelenskyy's visit to Berlin. 1/3

The 6th Special Purpose Regiment has shared some new images of 1 of the 20 German-delivered Caracal air assault vehicles, which according to the Rangers was presented (and took part alongside an also German-delivered FFG “APC”) during a drag race for crowdfunding purposes. /102

My latest piece → According to Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, the annual production capacity of the 155mm factory in #Ukraine, which is still under construction, is to be doubled. However, Rheinmetall is still facing difficulties. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

My latest piece → The protection of a logistical hub in Poland essential for the support of #Ukraine by Bundeswehr forces, which was expected to last only six months, was extended by a further approximately six months until the end of the year. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

Major General Maik Keller, Deputy Commander of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, said in an interview with the FAZ that a few months ago Russia managed to severely damage a MIM-104 Patriot radar unit in #Ukraine. 1/3

Yesterday, in cooperation with the transport company Regionalbus Leipzig GmbH, the German city of Borna has handed over four modern and well-equipped buses for passenger transport to its Ukrainian twin city of Irpin.

This video shows a German/US-delivered Cheetah SPAAG in service with the Ukrainian Air Command South. Deployed somewhere in the Odesa region, it regularly works against Russian Shaheds. As always, I've provided you with English subtitles. PART 1

🧵 ahead — It took me a few weeks, but I've just finished the biggest update I've ever released for my website, which features massive updates to the military aid database, the footage database and much, much more! All details below. 1/13

The very knowledgeable @matthewmoss.bsky.social has published a new video which I want to make you aware of. This time it's about SFP9 pistols, of which Germany has delivered 3,500 to Ukraine. Interesting video with some nice footage, so feel free to have a look! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqsu...

My latest piece → The Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon receive upgraded TRML-4D air surveillance radars from HENSOLDT now capable of also detecting enemy artillery and mortar positions in addition to drones, cruise missiles, aircraft, and helicopters. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...

BREAKING: The German MoD has just announced that it will deliver two additional Patriot fire units from Bundeswehr stocks to #Ukraine. The first launchers will be handed over in the following days, while the remaining system components will be handed over the next two to three months. 1/2

I have to report a correction regarding my reporting about the number of IRIS-T SLM fire units pledged in late May 2025 as part of the €5 billion package. 1/10