Germany may “soon” decide to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles with a range of 500 km. According to RBC, this was reported by the German portal T-online, citing sources in the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).
The Taurus aircraft missile is capable of speeds up to 900 km/h and has a firing range of up to 500 km, and can carry up to 480 kg of explosives. Taurus is capable of flying at an extremely low altitude – about 50 m, which interferes with radar detection. According to the portal, the Bundeswehr has 600 Taurus, but only 150 are now ready for use.
As the portal writes, the chancellor’s office is now deciding on the supply, including coordination with the United States – they can send their ATACMS missiles to Ukraine (their range is up to 300 km). The chancellor’s office also received data from the Ministry of Defense on the presence of Taurus in the Bundeswehr, their effectiveness and risks. The German Air Force gave the green light to deliveries.
T-online notes that if earlier the opposition supported the supplies, now this decision is increasingly supported by the SPD. The representative of the party’s foreign policy structure, Adis Akhmetovich, told the portal that if Taurus “can help the Ukrainians,” then Berlin “should consider the possibility of supplying them.” The idea was also supported by Deputy Andreas Schwarz: according to him, the missiles will allow Ukraine to more effectively strike at Russian logistics routes.
Earlier, Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted that Germany did not want to supply Ukraine with Taurus because these missiles could reach Russian territory.
Source: Rosbalt
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