The German government plans to purchase 10 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts. Bild am Sonntag.
According to the publication, the Bundeswehr sent 14 such howitzers to Ukraine about 10 months ago, and now German troops are experiencing a significant shortage of artillery.
“Now, finally, the budget committee should decide on the purchase of an additional (howitzer) on March 29. According to Bild am Sonntag, the ministry wants to buy ten self-propelled howitzers for a total of 154.7m euros.
In addition, the politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Andreas Schwarz said in an interview with the publication that support for Kiev should not weaken the Bundeswehr.
As previously reported, Germany to put There are two more Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in Ukraine. Since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Germany has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with 34 such facilities.