Here Are The Weapons The EU's 300 Million Euros May Provide For Ukraine

Sixty million euros will be spent on Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers. 

The Finnish-made vehicles can carry up to 12 people and can be configured for “swimming” across calm waterways.

Another 60 million euros will be spent on Mistral short-range air-defense missile systems. 

The French-made weapon, which is already in use in Ukraine, is more cumbersome than its American and Russian shoulder-launched equivalents, but its tripod-mounted design allows for sustained periods of readiness. Such a system could be of use for the gunner teams that operate on the outskirts of Ukrainian cities tasked with shooting down incoming Russian drones.

One hundred and 20 million euros will go toward two configurations of 155mm artillery shells.

The caliber is a NATO standard used in the hundreds of western howitzers supplied to Ukraine. Amid an acute production shortage, each 155mm shell today costs around $8,400. 

Sixty million euros will be spent on IRIS-T SLM medium-range air-defense missile systems.

The German-made IRIS-T SLM can strike airborne targets from a range of 40 kilometers. The air-defense system has a radar system capable of tracking hundreds of individual targets simultaneously. It is also capable of spotting targets optically, making it invisible to radar warning receivers.

Germany has pledged to provide Ukraine with nine IRIS-T systems by 2026.

A photo of North Korean long-range artillery systems, reportedly being transported through Russia

The 300 million euro pledge from Brussels comes at a critical time for Kyiv, amid mounting evidence that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. The photo above, first shared earlier this month, also indicates Pyongyang is sending materiel to help Russia’s ground invasion.