Ukraine has been using Cold War-era Gepard cannons to take down Russian drones and missiles.
A German arms manufacturer plans to send 300,000 35mm rounds to Kyiv for its Gepards.
Ukraine has relied heavily on its arsenal of Gepards provided by Germany to blast low-flying Russian drones and missiles out of the sky.
It took existing 35mm ammunition from infantry fighting vehicles and modified it for the Gepard, which needed its fire control unit to recognize the new munitions.
A Gepard gun successfully fired the ammunition in May, and Rheinmetall said on Sunday that "a first lot" of 35mm ammunition is now on its way to Ukraine.
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Jacob Bradford One, SERGEI SUPINSKY
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