Jordan, whose King Abdullah II previously called Russian President Vladimir Putin his brother, will send military equipment to Ukraine. It was bought by the US.
According to the newspaper “De Telegraaf”, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive 60 Cheetah combat vehicles (analogous to the German Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun), which Jordan purchased from the Netherlands in 2013 for 21 million euros.
According to reports in the Dutch press, the United States has now purchased this equipment from Jordan for 110 million euros so that it can be sent to Ukraine. The first delivery is expected soon.
Cheetah systems are designed to intercept aerial targets such as aircraft and helicopters. However, Ukraine plans to use them mainly to destroy drones, which will save more expensive MANPADS, as well as Patriot or Iris-T complexes for anti-missile defense.
There is a shortage of ammunition for German Cheetahs in Ukraine
Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (built on the chassis of the Leopard 1 tank) are the first heavy equipment that Germany has promised to Ukraine – 30 were delivered in September. The problem, however, is the ammunition – initially there were about 60,000 available. bullets, which were often criticized as too few due to the Cheetahs’ high rate of fire.
According to press reports, Jordan has 350,000 left. ammunition that the Netherlands sold to her ten years ago.
King of Jordan: I consider Putin my brother
Before the war in Ukraine began, King Abdullah II of Jordan was one of the leaders who visited Russia most often. From 2001 to 2017, he visited it 18 times. – I am going to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin, whom I consider my brother – he said before his 19th trip to the Kremlin in 2018. – I am going there as his good friend and friend of Russia – he argued.
Abdullah II has ruled Jordan since 1999. He is the son and successor of King Hussein I and his second wife, the British Antoinette Avril Gardiner.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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