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Germany's defense minister said Germany will send Ukraine 5,000 helmets after it was criticized for not sending the country weapons despite the threat of a Russian invasion. Christine Lambrecht told Germany's defense committee about the plans on Wednesday, the defense ministry tweeted. The ministry said Lambrecht "also made it clear that Germany stands closely on the side of" Ukraine. German officials previously said the country would not send weapons to Ukraine, but that it would send a field hospital.