March 3, 2022 at 9:15 AM
Germany's Economic Ministry has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, ministry sources said.
The weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stocks of the former East German armed forces.
In recent days the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz reversed years of arms export policies and allowed direct weapons deliveries to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of its neighbour.
The Defence Ministry has been checking in the past few days which other weapons it might be able to supply to Ukraine's armed forces amid the current conflict with Russia.
Germany has for years refused to export any arms to war zones, or allow third countries to send German-made arms to such areas.
