Ukrainian and German Defense Ministers Mykhailo Fedorov and Boris Pistorius visited frontline regions of Ukraine.
“Boris Pistorius is one of the few foreign defense ministers who has personally come this close to the combat line to meet with the military. This is an example of true European leadership, and today Ukraine feels this support,” Fedorov noted.
The ministers visited several military headquarters near the front line. Ukrainian servicemen demonstrated the operational situation at the front, how they work with the DELTA system, plan assault operations, destroy Russian forces’ logistics, conduct reconnaissance, and coordinate various types of drones within a unified battlefield management system.
“Germany is actively supporting Ukraine in this technological war. Our partners have allocated more than $1 billion for the development of deep-strike and mid-strike capabilities. Today, mid-strike systems are systematically disrupting Russian forces’ logistics. We are already carrying out around 5,000 strikes every month at depths of more than 20 kilometers and continue to scale up this capability. Thanks to increased drone procurement, the number and effectiveness of strikes will continue to grow every month,” Fedorov emphasized.
He also highlighted support for drone assault units. According to Fedorov, Germany became the first country to back this innovative area.
“Together with Boris Pistorius, during our frontline visit we also took part online in the meeting of EU defense ministers chaired by Kaja Kallas. It was especially clear from here that support for Ukraine must continue and that flexibility in the European credit mechanism is needed to meet the most urgent frontline needs,” Fedorov stressed.
He noted that it is important to show partners the reality of the war: how Ukraine is changing its strategy, and how technology helps destroy Russian forces and save lives. Fedorov added that, thanks to Ukraine’s experience, partners are already able to strengthen their own defense systems today.
“This is the value Ukraine brings to the defense of the democratic world. A few months ago, we presented our key priorities and strategy. Today, we are demonstrating concrete results. Our shared goal is to stop Russia in Ukraine. To achieve this, Ukraine and Europe must be strong together,” Fedorov said.
He thanked Germany and Pistorius personally for the two days of work in Ukraine, for their “willingness to see the reality of war with their own eyes and for the decisions that are already helping destroy the enemy and save Ukrainian lives.”
