Germany will set up a repair center in Slovakia to service and repair weapons sent from Berlin to Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht.

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"We have reached an agreement and the work can start immediately so that all the equipment delivered (to Kyiv) can be repaired after being damaged in combat," Lambrecht, who arrived in Brussels for a meeting with her colleagues from the EU.

Berlin intends to train around 5,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany by June as part of the EU's training mission, she added.

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Lambrecht did not specify whether only German weapons will be repaired at the center, TASS notes.

Germany's Ministry of Economy and Climate announced that from the beginning of the year to the end of September, the German authorities have issued authorizations for supplies to Ukraine of military production worth 775 million euros.

Among the weapons delivered to Kyiv are self-propelled howitzers, Mars rocket launchers, Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Iris-T air defense system and Dingo armored vehicles.

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