2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Germany approved and delivered Stinger air-defense missiles to Ukraine in 2022, with German parliamentary and government records tying the Bundeswehr-designated Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger system to Ukrainian short-range air defense during the full-scale phase of the war.

Weapon profileFliegerfaust 2 Stinger
SideUkraineRoleAir Defense
Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger, Man-portable air-defense system, Air Defense - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: Wikimedia Commons: Stinger missile shoulder launch.jpg

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Germany approved 500 Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger guided missiles for Ukraine after the February 2022 full-scale invasion.

Sources: Drucksache 20/957 - Deutscher Bundestag

Germany's public support list records 500 STINGER anti-aircraft missiles as delivered military assistance for Ukraine.

Sources: Waffen und militärische Ausrüstung für die Ukraine - Bundesregierung

Germany later characterized new Stinger procurement as replacement for material delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Sources: Bundeswehr kauft Lenkflugkörper Brimstone und Stinger

Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger is a shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget Bundeswehr Stinger MANPADS.

Sources: Ausrüstung und Technik: Die Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger - Bundeswehr

Timeline

Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. German export approvals list Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger

    A Bundestag answer reported German approvals for Ukraine between February 24 and March 1, 2022 that included 500 guided missiles of type Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger.

    Sources: Drucksache 20/957 - Deutscher Bundestag

  2. Replacement procurement tied to Ukraine deliveries

    The Federal Ministry of Defence said a new Stinger purchase was a replacement for material delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces.

    Sources: Bundeswehr kauft Lenkflugkörper Brimstone und Stinger

Documented Use

Direct proof of fielding

The Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger entered the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through German security assistance after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A March 2022 Bundestag answer said the federal government had approved exports to Ukraine between February 24 and March 1, 2022 that included 500 guided missiles of type Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger.

The German government's public delivery list later carried the same air-defense category as delivered support, listing 500 STINGER anti-aircraft missiles among military assistance already supplied to Ukraine. The public records document transfer and fielding for Ukrainian air defense; they do not identify a particular Ukrainian combat launch by the German-supplied lot.

Sources: Drucksache 20/957 - Deutscher Bundestag, Waffen und militärische Ausrüstung für die Ukraine - Bundesregierung

Timeline

The first dated public record in this entry is the German export-approval answer of March 9, 2022, which covered approvals through March 1, 2022. By the German government's later public accounting, the 500 STINGER missiles were in the delivered-support list under air defense.

On June 26, 2024, the Federal Ministry of Defence described a new Stinger procurement as replacement for material delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces, connecting the Bundeswehr replenishment buy to the earlier Ukraine transfer.

Sources: Drucksache 20/957 - Deutscher Bundestag, Waffen und militärische Ausrüstung für die Ukraine - Bundesregierung, Bundeswehr kauft Lenkflugkörper Brimstone und Stinger

Role in Ukrainian air defense

In Ukrainian service, the documented role was short-range air defense. German Bundeswehr material describes Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger as a one-person, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget air-defense weapon with passive infrared guidance, while the German Ukraine-support records place the transferred Stingers in the air-defense section rather than in a ground-attack or general infantry category.

The evidence supports a transfer and fielding claim for Ukraine during the full-scale phase of the war. It should be kept separate from broader Stinger-family battlefield reporting unless a source specifically connects an incident, unit, image, or launch to the German Fliegerfaust 2/Stinger transfer.

Sources: Ausrüstung und Technik: Die Fliegerfaust 2 Stinger - Bundeswehr, Waffen und militärische Ausrüstung für die Ukraine - Bundesregierung, Bundeswehr kauft Lenkflugkörper Brimstone und Stinger

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