Ukraine's Defense Minister calls on Brazil to provide Gepard ammunition
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov called on Brazil to help with ammunition for the Gepard system to protect grain hubs from russian attacks.
He said this at a briefing in Odesa, addressing a Brazilian journalist, Ukrinform reports.
"I will also send a signal to your government because you have the opportunity to provide us with ammunition for the Gepard system (German anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery installation – ed.). Not only Switzerland has them, but so does Brazil. So if you convey such a request from me, I am ready to formalize it," Reznikov said.
According to him, Ukraine needs ammunition for Gepard for a humanitarian mission because these systems defend the sky from Iranian drones so that they do not destroy the logistics and supply systems of grain hubs.
"And from these grain hubs, grain, sunflower oil, and corn are supplied to starving countries. So if you give us these munitions today, we will protect the skies from terrorist drones, which means that this will be a humanitarian mission on your part because we will save lives. People will not die of hunger in Africa and Asia," the Minister of Defense emphasized.
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Brazil maintains a position of neutrality in russia's war against Ukraine.