 Germanien Rheinmetall concern building hub in Romania to serve Ukraine's military equipment. Rheinmetall, a German technology group, is building a service centre in Romania to service Western military equipment that is being used in Ukraine. German TV channel NTV referencing Rheinmetall representatives reported it. The Rheinmetall group is actively working on setting up a service and logistic centre in Romania, a NATO member country, NTV writes. Construction work for the centre is already underway on the outskirts of the city of Satumare, which is located near Romania's border with Ukraine. NTV notes that the service centre will start operating this month. It is emphasised that the centre will play a central role in maintaining the operational readiness of Western combat systems in use in Ukraine and ensuring their logistical support. According to Rheinmetall, the centre will service self-propelled howitzers, military trucks, Leopard 2 and Challenger battle tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles and Fuchs armoured vehicles. It is a key task for us at Rheinmetall to provide NATO forces, as well as Ukraine with the best possible support in this critical situation, said Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papurja. Papurja believes that maintenance and repair of weapons supplied to Ukraine plays an important role in Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression. In June 2022, Rheinmetall and its partner company KMW established a similar maintenance centre in Geneva, Lithuania. In the beginning of March it was reported that the Rheinmetall group was negotiating the construction of a tank factory in Ukraine.