

The pressure on Germany to supply more heavy weapons to Ukraine has grown steadily.

That is why Ukraine is looking for so much help with battle tanks and armored personnel carriers," Nico Lange, an analyst at the Munich Security Conference and expert on eastern Europe told DW.

"Ukraine currently lacks the equipment to successfully carry out counterattacks, especially in the vast, spacious grassland region. After Kyiv's most recent military successes in the country's northeast, the war is entering a new phase. Ukraine has been calling for Western tanks to use in its fight against the Russian attackers for months. These would offer frontline Ukrainian soldiers protection from Russian fire. In a surprise announcement, the German Defense Ministry said in mid-September that it would deliver 50 armored Dingo transport vehicles to Ukraine. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Impact of developments on the battlefield What weapons is the West sending to Ukraine?
