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unit. According to him, Ukrainian companies can offer four different UAV models with similar or greater capabilities for $10,000 to $25,000 per unit. Kamyshin said that Kyiv is currently negotiating with about ten countries regarding weapons production in Ukraine. According to him, Ukraine will not become a competitive threat, on the contrary, it will help build the necessary capactity of its European allies. So far, military aid has not been used to finance Ukraine's defense industry.
Kuleba calls for more Patriots to protect cities, counter Russian warplanes. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Kyiv's partners to supply Ukraine with more Patriot air defenses to help protect Ukrainian cities in an interview with Politico on March 25.
Russian terror now possible only because we do not have enough modern air defence systems – Zelenskiy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Ukraine critically needs the modern air defence systems that its partners have, and their political will is sufficient to provide these systems.
Greece will give Ukraine a package of military aid with American howitzers. Greece is preparing a new military aid package to Ukraine, but will pass it through the Czech Republic, which will purchase the equipment and send it to Ukraine. Currently, Czech and Greek officials are conducting negotiations on prices. Athens wants to hand over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces:
● 2,000 Zuni air missiles
● 180 75-mm caliber rockets
● 90,000 90-mm caliber anti-tank shells
● 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition
● 70 American 155-mm M114A1 howitzers of American production
This will be the second lot Greece will sell to the Czech Republic for further transfer to Ukraine. The Minister of Defense of Greece, Nikos Dendias, will participate in the meeting of Ukraine's partners in the Ramstein format. He is expected to reiterate Greece's position that the flow of arms and ammunition must be maintained to help Ukraine survive a difficult spring. Greece has also joined Ukraine's demining coalition.
Armored vehicles coalition for Ukraine launched in Warsaw. Countries participating in the armored vehicles coalition for Ukraine, an initiative of Poland and Germany, met in Warsaw for the first time on March 26, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced.
Germany has provided Ukraine with a large package of military aid at the end of March, and hundreds of thousands more shells are being prepared. Germanyhanded over a package of military aid to Ukraine, which included nine Carrier Warthog tracked command all-terrain vehicles, 18,000 155 mm shells, six WISENT 1 demining tanks, trucks, engineering vehicles, grenade launchers, drones, and much more. In addition, 20 Marder armored vehicles, an unspecified number of Patriot missiles, and another 10,000 rounds of artillery ammunition from the Bundeswehr's arsenal are being prepared for transfer. In the second half of the year, Berlin will hand over 180,000 projectiles
23 UKRAINE Country Report April 2024 www.intellinews.com