Illustrative Image
Switzerland has banned Germany from supplying ammunition for the Gepard anti–aircraft tank, according to Die Zeit. Germany is eager to supply its tanks in Ukraine with ammunition, but the cartridges are made in Switzerland which refused to allow Berlin to supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with these weapons.
The Swiss Ministry of Economy stated that the country cannot agree to a request for the transfer of military equipment of Swiss origin to the third parties involved in an international armed conflict due to the neutrality law.
As a result of the Sweden’s refusal, the batch of ammunition promised by Berlin for the Gepards will not get to Ukraine and Kiev will have to look for shells for very voracious anti-aircraft installations somewhere else. It is not an easy task as the 35x228mm ammunition for Oerlikon GDF 35mm automatic guns which are installed in the Gepard tanks is reportedly produced only by Switzerland.
The Gepard 1A2 has a firing range of up to 5 km, and an altitude of up to 4 km, the radar detects targets at a range of up to 18 km.
Most of the Gepard tanks transferred by the Germans to Ukraine were deployed on the front lines in the southern regions. According to the Kiev regime, they are allegedly used to protect the sea corridors and ships involved in the grain deal. In their turn, the General Staff of Ukraine claimed that German anti-aircraft guns are very usefull to fight Russian kamikaze UAVs Geranium-2. So far, not a single Russian UAV have targeted Ukrainian grain convoy in the Black Sea. However, dozens of military and energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, including in the southern Nikolaev and Odessa regions, have been successfully struck by Russian UAVs and cruise missiles. Kiev’s claims that the German tanks are used to protect civilian ships with grain are another lie aimed at pleasing the European population but which was revealed by the Ukrainian military as usually.
Perhaps the author of this article should go back to school and learn the difference between Switzerland and Sweden.
There is also a big difference between a “tank” and a “self-propelled anti-aircraft gun” which the Gepard (Cheetah) is. SouthFront needs to educate some of it’s writers or they will be as credible as those in the big propaganda/opinion/entertainment media companies that dominate the US and Europe.
Today, many illiterate Muslims can read and write but they do not understand what they read and write.
Schmuel, is it you again?
Now that is obvious that Ukronazistan is not going to win, Swiss becoming neutral again? cool
So is it Sweden or Switzerland that is refusing to supply Ukraine with ammunition?
Switzerland
HAY MUCHAS CLASES DE TANQUES ES DIVERIDO VER COMO LA GENTE LLAMA TANQUE A CUALQUIER COSA CON UN MINIMO DE BLINDAJE Y QUE SE USAN PARA OTROS PROPOSITOS Y SUECIA Y SUIZA SON DOS COSAS MUY DIFERENTES
COMO POR EJEMPLO QUE LOS VIKINGOS TODAVIA DELIRAN CON CONQUISTAR DE NUEVO A RUSIA
LOS SUIZOS EN CAMBIO SON PRACTICOS … SOLO BUSCAN BUENOS NEGOCIOS !!!!
Someone is sleeping on the switch. Switzerland is not Sweden. This is very deceiving.
“Iranian drones are a crude copy of American and Israeli ones, are mostly for show and Ukraine successfully destroys all of them even with small arms and cans of gherkin . But Gepard is the only weapon capable of defending Ukraine against the Iranian drones, so the Mullah regime paid the Swiss $billions and gave them some islands in the Persian Gulf to motivate them enough so Swiss or Sweden don’t send ammunition and Mullahs avoid this humiliation for internal propaganda reasons.”
– An unnamed expert on Iran issues.
What i want to know is how the hell has all this shit arrived in Ukraine and been allowed to move in the Country?
Hearing that German leopard tanks supplied to the Kiev regime have German military markings iron cross markings on the tanks can anyone confirm if so this is yet another despicable act by I’ll informed I’ll educated western neo Liberal politicians
But the train already left.
makes you wonder why the shipped them in the first place. They could be very effective against drones due to its direct attack. yet they wont led ukraine get the upperhand because they want this to go on
The Swiss see the writing on the wall. Russia has already won and is destined alongside China to be the new economic superpower. Western Europe is collapsing and winter is approaching. If the Swiss do what they historically do best which is stay out of other countries affairs, then the Swiss will survive although their power will be greatly diminished since Switzerland has always been a banking safe haven for the corrupt western ZIonazis. SInce the Zionazi empire is coming to an end the Swiss now will begin to try to appease both sides a la Turkiye. I’ve had Swiss co-workers and I must admit I have always been impressed with their demeanor and very high level of intelligence. The Swiss are very capable and unlike Poland, Germany, the UK, their government is still for the most part looking out for the interest of their people. By the way quick fact the Swiss citizens are the most armed in the world, even more than the US citizens. There are weapons caches scattered throughout the country. The Swiss citizens enjoy the most freedom in all of western Europe.
The article confuses Sweden and Switzerland. The ammunition is produced in Switzerland and not in Sweden and Switzerland refused to grant permission.
Sweden and Switzerland are different countries you know
But aren’t they fighting over which of them owns Swaziland now?
It’s Switzerland, not Sweden. Thank you for correcting, please.
But luckily enough, Slovakenia and the Czechen Republic have decided to fill the gap.
Those are in Ukraine. You can never have them. So there.
I’m 100% with you Liz. We’ll destroy Ukraine before we allow any self-determination nonsense. Maybe Scotland too, if they don’t shape up. We did it once, we’ll do it again.
Go get ’em, Bo.
Stupid people think in terms of tactics. the pros think logistics. It must be a nightmare for Ukrainian coscripts to supply and service such motley stuff.
That’s why they would rather surrender than continue this crap.
my hamster haz house with guns on it
Is Ukraine going to become the real mythological Poosy Paradise? The ultimate widows ElDorado?
How the fuck a land vehicle is used to protect transport vessels!? Put one of these in each crow nest?! 🤣
The reason no grain ship have been targeted is cos Russia is not targeting them obviously
sounds logical
Again high quality journalism and reporting from SF! Hilarious repeatedly confusing Switzerland and Sweden!
And then the same guys will tell this territory is Russian not Ukrainian, when they have not much clue either in history or in geopolitics. Just being professional in low level propaganda…
Sweden and Switzerland are two different countries on opposite sides of Germany
Not Sweden’s but Swiss. Ukraine still has Shilkas.
Sweden and Switzerland are 2 different countries. Title doesn’t match the rest of text.
Sorry, but you have to make a distinction between SWEDEN and SWITZERLAND! Sweden in north of Europe will become NATO-member and has no more neutrality. Switzerland in center of Europe still keeps a glimpse of independent, neutral policy. These are two different countries.
No it won’t.