According to the publication Handelsblatt, serial production of more than 5,000 long-range drones for Ukraine has started in Germany

The Federal Republic of Germany is also preparing to transfer to Kyiv in September thousands of strike UAVs and missiles for the IRIS-T air-defence system.

This is reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel. They add that Berlin is seeking to deepen cooperation between the German and Ukrainian intelligence services.

The article notes that this is taking place against the background of accusations levelled by Germany against Russia. Earlier, the German Foreign Minister stated that Moscow was involved in the drone incident at Leipzig airport.

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