US and Germany to Send Ukraine Armored Vehicles in Major Arms Upgrade
- Zelenskiy has pleaded for such weapons to counter Russia
- Germany will send a Patriot system, adding to one from the US
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The US and Germany will send armored vehicles and an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, a significant upgrade in firepower urgently sought by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the fight against Russia’s invasion.
The US will provide its Bradley Fighting Vehicles while Germany is sending its Marder vehicles, the leaders said Thursday in a joint statement. Germany also will provide Ukraine a Patriot battery — the second headed to the country after the US said last month that it would send one of the powerful air-defense systems.