Germany orders 54 RCH 155 howitzers for Ukraine – Pistorius
The German Government ordered 54 wheeled RCH 155 howitzers for Ukraine, Defense Minister of Germany Boris Pistorius has said Tuesday.
"The 155 [howitzer], which we have presented in Kassel yesterday, is indeed an engineering masterpiece. They are really very special. We have ordered 54 units for Ukraine. And I hope they will arrive as soon as possible because it is a really very effective and mobile weapons. It will probably help a lot in your fighting, which is not over yet," he said ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, Pistorius will also discuss with Zelenskyy close industrial cooperation between Germany and Ukraine, particularly "more joint ventures, more direct procurement from the Ukrainian defense industry."
Advertising
Advertising
MORE ABOUT
German FM visits Odesa with Sybiha
17:06, 01.07.2025
Klymenko meets with German FM, discusses technical assistance
20:19, 30.06.2025
Zelenskyy hopes most of financial aid from Germany can be allocated to Ukrainian production
19:00, 30.06.2025
Ukrainian, German FM coordinate additional support for Ukrainian air defense
19:32, 12.06.2025
Germany may provide Ukraine with up to EUR 9 bln in aid – Pistorius
17:07, 12.06.2025
LATEST
Ukraine optimizes ownership structure of National Depository of Ukraine to attract intl investors – IMF memo
20:46, 01.07.2025
Zelenskyy discusses with Aliyev the fight against Russian aggression, development of bilateral relations
20:43, 01.07.2025
Business once again calls on govt not to increase burden on subsoil users
20:26, 01.07.2025
Rada to consider bill on creation of Special Tribunal at next meeting – Stefanchuk
20:23, 01.07.2025
Macron holds phone talk with Putin, discusses the war in Ukraine and Middle East – media