Ahead of the approaching winter, the German government has (co-)financed a modern modular boiler room with a capacity of 1.2 MW for an infectious diseases hospital in Kryvyi Rih. The new boiler room provides heat to a total of seven buildings in the hospital complex.

German sensor specialist HENSOLDT may be set to make further large-scale deliveries of radar systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is also being examined whether HENSOLDT's TRL-4D LR long-range radars could be deployed for ballistic missile defence. 🔗 deaidua.org/news/2026/10...

Having been asked a few times now about Merz’s Ukraine visit and the pledges made there I would now like to comment briefly on the matter before reporting in more detail over the coming days (sadly didn't had time yet due to some private stuff). Up front: Some very good news!

In an AFU interview on current air defence which has been published yesterday, a Ukrainian soldier from the 1027th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment stated that the German/US-delivered Gepard/Cheetah SPAAGs have not lost effectiveness against jet-powered Shahed UAVs.

Germany's Ambassador to Ukraine Boris Ruge handed over eight Peugeot Landtrek pick-up trucks to the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia and the near region. They will be used by municipal services and district administrations to assist with day-to-day operations.

While Russia continues to attack Kyiv's bridges a picture released today by a Russian Telegram channel shows that the AFU deployed a German-delivered Gepard SPAAG to protect the Pivnichnyi Bridge during the night. The picture was reportedly taken today in the morning after 8 AM.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has handed over a modern and advanced firefighting vehicle with a ladder and rotating platform to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast to assist in rescue operations after Russian attacks.

Yesterday, Ukraine's Air Command Center has published so far unseen footage of a German-delivered Skynex fire unit including at least one interception of what looks like a Russian Geran-3 or Geran-4. /159

GAU@deaidua.org · 2w ago

The 148th Artillery Brigade has shared a set of images showing Ukrainian forces firing modern RH1412 155mm shells via a Danish-donated Caesar howitzer. The RH1412 is Rheinmetall's newest 155mm shell and is manufactured on mass at their new factory in Unterlüß funded for example by Germany. /158

Exclusive: The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently received their eleventh IRIS-T SLM fire unit financed by the German government as part of its military assistance for Ukraine. This represents a significant boost to Ukraine’s air defences ahead of winter. 🔗 deaidua.org/news/2026/10...

The 16th Artillery Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine shared a video of both the manufacturer & the brigade explaining the Ukrainian-made Protector UGVs of which Germany finances 100 for them. As of today, a total of 20 units have already been delivered.

The German government has financed and delivered another five pick-up trucks & five cargo vans to Ukrainian Railways. The vehicles will be handed over to track maintenance crews, signalling staff & power engineers which are deployed after Russian attacks on their infrastructure.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has handed over a tipper lorry, a 320 kW generator and two firefighting vehicles with portable pumps to the Donetsk Regional State Administration.

The German government has financed and delivered another five pick-up trucks & five cargo vans to Ukrainian Railways. The vehicles will be handed over to track maintenance crews, signalling staff & power engineers which are deployed after Russian attacks on their infrastructure.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has handed over a tipper lorry, a 320 kW generator and two firefighting vehicles with portable pumps to the Donetsk Regional State Administration.

Whilst Ukrainian manufacturers are urgently improving their means to counter the new, significantly upgraded Russian Geran-5s, there is now also good news from Germany. I received a video from a credible source showing the successful interception of a Geran-5 by the new SPYS interceptor drone...

Brief update on Germany's military assistance to Ukraine: Upon inquiry, a German MoD spokesperson informed me that besides other air defence supplies, this year Germany has also financed & supplied MANPADS, as well as spare parts packages for IRIS-T SLM/SLS & MIM-104 Patriot.

The 148th Artillery Brigade has shared a set of images showing Ukrainian forces firing modern RH1412 155mm shells via a Danish-donated Caesar howitzer. The RH1412 is Rheinmetall's newest 155mm shell and is manufactured on mass at their new factory in Unterlüß funded for example by Germany. /158

GAU@deaidua.org · 3w ago

In a recent video shared by the 1st Tank Battalion of the 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade we get a rare glimpse at one of the heavily up-armoured Leopard 1A5 MBTs with four mounted cameras and a 10-inch monitor for 360° observation for the tank commander. /157

The German city of Wolfsburg is in the process of donating a fire fighting vehicle with a large-capacity water tank from its own professional fire brigade as well as a minibus with a wheelchair ramp to its Ukrainian solidarity partnership city Nizhyn.

Thanks to a congressional record published on the 15th of September 2026, we now know that Germany plans to deliver a total of 10 PAC-2 GEM-T missiles to Ukraine once it has received US approval.

GAU@deaidua.org · 4w ago

As part of his opening remarks of the UDCG, Germany's Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius announced a set of new military aid pledges I've compiled below 👇. — New PAC-2 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks — New AIM-9 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks — Tens of thousands of long-range artillery shells

In a recent video shared by the 1st Tank Battalion of the 5th Heavy Mechanized Brigade we get a rare glimpse at one of the heavily up-armoured Leopard 1A5 MBTs with four mounted cameras and a 10-inch monitor for 360° observation for the tank commander. /157

GAU@deaidua.org · 2mo ago

The National Guard of Ukraine has released a set of images of a Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery system in service with their 5th Brigade, who first deployed the Slovakian howitzer in early 2026 with current fighting taking place in the southern Slobozhanskyi sector. /156

🧵 - Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs announced on @ronzheimer.bsky.social's podcast that there is currently dissatisfaction with the volume of orders for the German defence industry in connection with Germany's military assistance to Ukraine.

As part of his opening remarks of the UDCG, Germany's Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius announced a set of new military aid pledges I've compiled below 👇. — New PAC-2 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks — New AIM-9 missiles from Bundeswehr stocks — Tens of thousands of long-range artillery shells

The German city of Hannover has donated two pallets worth of medical equipment, suture material and other essential supplies to a hospital in its Ukrainian solidarity partnership city Mykolaiv. Another pallet has been handed over to Mykolaiv’s education department.

Germany has funded the refurbishment of a 6,000 m³ clean water reservoir in Sumy through the state-owned development bank KfW with work carried out by IOM Ukraine. The refurbishment helps to ensure access to clean water for 32,000+ residents, 5 health-care facilities & 10 educational institutions.

My latest → According to an interview published today, the production of the Bars cruise missile-drone hybrid in Germany is likely to begin soon, whilst deliveries to the Armed Forces of Ukraine are expected to start as early as next month. 🔗 deaidua.org/news/2026/09...

Germany’s Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has handed over a modern fire fighting vehicle with a ladder and a lorry fitted with a crane to the Kyiv Regional State Administration which will be used by the regional emergency and rescue service.

My latest piece → Around four years after the first tranche was pledged to Ukraine and around two months after the first delivery was hinted at, GAU can confirm via a trusted source that the state-of-the-art RCH 155s have been delivered to Ukraine. 🔗 deaidua.org/news/2026/09...

The German city of Hannover in cooperation with the German-Ukrainian association Blau-Gelbes Kreuz e.V. has donated five firefighting crew vehicles to Hannover's Ukrainian solidarity partnership city Mykolaiv.

The German government has funded the handover of 11 Skoda Karoq vehicles to support the operational activities of Ukraine's National Police's cyber crime units. The vehicles were handed over today by Germany's new Ambassador to Ukraine Boris Ruge.

1/2 — It seems that Ukraine's 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment which belongs to the Ground Forces has taken delivery of the first Skyranger 35 SPAAGs mounted on a Leopard 1 chassis made by Rheinmetall.