Germany offers Ukraine more Iris-T anti-aircraft systems but holds back on Taurus missiles | DW News

Germany's Defence Minister is on his first trip to Kyiv since Germany's change of government. Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Boris Pistorius said Germany's military support for Ukraine had already reached 7 Billion euros this year. He then pledged another 1.9 Billion euros, pending parliamentary approval. And a new report from a US think-tank says attrition is weakening Russia's military strength.

00:00 Germany's Defense Minister visits Kyiv
00:33 DW's Nick Connolly reports on the weapons systems that Germany is delivering to Kyiv.
04:49 New report estimates that Russia faces huge losses in Ukraine war
07:59 Kateryna Stepanenko an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War in Washington DC tells DW about estimates of Russian troop losses

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Post from DW News on June 12, 2025

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