France plans to supply Ukraine with six more Caesar howitzers of 155 mm caliber, recently used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. -shelled Donetsk. This has been reported RBC Referring to the Europe 1 radio station.
According to the publication, such quantities of material are associated with a shortage of howitzers for France itself – now the French army is armed with 70 such guns, while the production of new ones will take about a year.
Previously reportedPresident of France, Emmanuel Macron, in a phone call with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed his readiness to continue the supply of weapons from Paris. According to the press service of the French president, Macron in particular spoke about the supply of heavy weapons.
Armed Forces of Ukraine shoot on Donetsk on 6 June from the French 155 mm Caesar artillery mount. As a result, two civilians from the DPR were injured.
Decision on the supply of 12 Caesar 155 mm howitzer France accepted On April 22, 2022, in April of this year, 40 Ukrainian soldiers were trained in the use of these howitzers in France.
Caesar is produced by the French company Nexter on the basis of the 6×6 truck produced by the French company Arquus of the Renault concern.
The installation is equipped with a 155mm cannon capable of firing both conventional tank and guided ammunition, as well as the new KATANA 155mm guided artillery munition, including the ERFB NR (Explosive Extended Range Full Pass Explosive). It has a firing range of 4.5 to 40 km.