🇩🇪🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv today with German defence CEOs to support President Zelenskiy.

Merz announced €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for energy sector repairs, and aims to finalise a drone production deal. The visit also addresses EU reform requests on Ukraine, including the pursuit of anti-corruption efforts in the country.

A key focus is expected to be the rapid production of anti-jet drones, which Quantum, a German defence-technology company, has successfully tested. Since the summer, Russia has used dozens of high-speed jet attack drones daily to target civilian ‌and ⁠military infrastructure.

In April, Quantum and Ukrainian manufacturer WIY Drones announced the creation of Quantum WIY Industries, a joint venture to produce the Strila interceptor drone and related air-defence technologies.
The deal also involves the joint development and production of weapons with a range of more than 1,000 km that Ukraine can use to launch attacks deep inside Russia.