 Germany is building an armoured vehicle and tank factory in Ukraine. Reinmetall, one of the largest manufacturers of military equipment and weapons in Germany and Europe, will open an armoured vehicle plant in Ukraine within the next 12 weeks. Armin Paperger, CEO of the company said in an interview with CNN, Germany's biggest arms maker will also train Ukrainians to maintain the tanks and other armoured vehicles made in the factory, which will be located in the western part of the country, he said. Ukrainians have to help themselves. If they always have to wait for Europeans or Americans to help them over the next 10 or 20 years, that is not possible, he said. In early 2023, Reinmetall, the renish post-edition that it hoped to open a US$218 million battle tank plant in Ukraine that could produce about 400 tanks a year. Paperger said that factory workers would build and repair Reinmetall's fuchs armoured personnel carrier named after the German word for fuchs under licence in the facility. Reinmetall will operate the plant in partnership with Ukraine State-owned defence group, which will also own the facility. In May, the companies announced an agreement to boost Ukraine's defence technology capabilities. The report reads, commenting on possible Russian attacks on the plant, Paperger said that there were many factories producing military products in Ukraine. This is just another one of them, and we can protect it, he added. The Reinmetall CEO noted that at present, providing the Ukrainian army with ammunition is a higher priority than building new tanks. In 2024, the company will increase the annual production of artillery shells from 100,000 to 600,000. Most of these products will be destined for delivery to Ukraine. According to Paperger, his company can provide 60% of the artillery ammunition needed by Ukraine.