The Ukraine has been waiting for heavy weapons from Germany for a long time, now they are here: With the Panzerhaubitze 2000, the armed forces hope to be able to withstand the Russian artillery better.
Almost four months after the start of the war, the first heavy artillery pieces from Germany arrived in the Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov thanked Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) on Twitter on Tuesday for the delivery of the Panzerhaubitzen 2000. The Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk told the German Press Agency that all seven promised guns had arrived in Ukraine.
These are the first heavy weapons that Germany has delivered to Ukraine. The Panzerhaubitze is the Bundeswehr’s most modern artillery piece. It looks like a giant battle tank and can hit targets 40 kilometers away. The Bundeswehr currently has such guns stationed in Lithuania to protect NATO’s eastern flank.
Many times superior to Russian artillery
With the Panzerhaubitze 2000, the Ukrainian armed forces hope to be able to better withstand the overwhelming Russian artillery. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba recently said that Russian artillery is 15 times superior to that of Ukraine.
“This is the sixth type of 155mm artillery that we have received,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov wrote on social media. Previously, Ukraine had already received US, British, Polish and French howitzers. Although he thanked the German partners for their help, Kyiv still hopes for more support.
The federal government published all arms deliveries to Ukraine for the first time on Tuesday. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit explained the step by adapting it to the practice of the closest allies – for example the USA. The list includes all weapons and other armaments that have been delivered or are scheduled to be delivered. It can now be found on the website of the federal government. So far, it was only visible to members of parliament in the secret protection office of the Bundestag.
So far, the German government has only publicly announced its deliveries to the Ukrainian armed forces for defensive combat against Russia. However, they were published by the Ukrainian side after they arrived in the war zone.
Source: Stern
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