OREANDA-NEWS  German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Thursday the allocation of a package of military assistance to Ukraine, the cost of which is estimated at 500 million euros, the EFE news agency reports.

According to him, the minister announced this decision during a visit to Odessa.

The assistance package, in particular, will include missiles for IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems, reconnaissance and attack drones, spare parts for artillery repair, engines for Leopard tanks.