A Bundeswehr led by a general who oversaw military aid to Ukraine -. Financial Times Christian Freuding will take over as head of the German armed forces in February. Previously he led the unit responsible for arms procurement and financing for Kyiv and later became the commander of the German ground forces. Freud advocates the use of Ukrainian experience: in his opinion, every service member should be able to operate or intercept drones. He also initiated the creation of a separate UAV battalion in 2027. The new leader will be responsible for expanding the Bundeswehr: Germany plans to increase the size of the army from 190,000 to 260,000 men, and the reserve force from 60,000 to 200,000.

A Bundeswehr led by a general who oversaw military aid to Ukraine -. Financial Times Christian Freuding will take over as head of the German armed forces in February. Previously he led the unit responsible for arms procurement and financing for Kyiv and later became the commander of the German ground forces. Freud advocates the use of Ukrainian experience: in his opinion, every service member should be able to operate or intercept drones. He also initiated the creation of a separate UAV battalion in 2027. The new leader will be responsible for expanding the Bundeswehr: Germany plans to increase the size of the army from 190,000 to 260,000 men, and the reserve force from 60,000 to 200,000.