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) that two MARS systems, as well as four of our Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers, will soon be transferred,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying during a briefing in Kiev.

According to Steinmeier, the equipment will be handed over to Ukraine in the near future.

On October 25, Steinmeier arrived in Kyiv for the first time since the announcement of the special operation in Ukraine.

Bild reported that the German President canceled a visit to Kyiv scheduled for October 20 due to security concerns.