 Germany sends new military aid to Ukraine with drones and Gepards. The German government reported on the shipment of another package of military aid to Ukraine, which included Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, drones and heavy trucks. As stated on the German government's website, Ukraine has received three Gepard self-propelled air defense systems in addition to the 46 already sent. So the total number of Gepard systems sent by Germany to Ukraine has reached 49. The Gepards have helped Ukraine defend itself against Iranian-made drones Russia uses to target Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure. Germany's newest delivery also includes a bridge-laying tank beaver, 40 reconnaissance drones, RQ-35 Hadron and Vector, 13 border protection vehicles, three truck tractor trains and three semi-trailers. During the week, Germany also handed over three HX-81 tractors with three semi-trailers, 13 border guard vehicles and almost 3,900 DM-125, 155 mm smoke artillery shells to Ukraine. As Ukrainian forces started using US-supplied, long-range missiles ATA CMS, Berlin once again said that it was not ready to provide Kiev with its Taurus missiles. The Taurus missiles have been the subject of extensive discussion and debate, with much of German hesitation stemming from the prospect of the missiles being used within Russia's territory. Taurus missiles have a range of up to 500 km, meaning Ukraine could use them to strike deep into Russian-occupied territories including Crimea.