The German government will send Ukraine seven self-propelled howitzers, on top of five artillery systems the Dutch government has already pledged.
The German government has been criticized for being slow in supplying Ukraine with weapons, but it was only recently that the country first agreed to send tanks and other military equipment to its neighbor.
Most of the heavy weapons Nato countries have sent to Ukraine so far are Soviet-built arms, but the US and some other allies have started to supply Kyiv with Western howitzers.The heavy artillery systems being sent to Ukraine are called Panzerhaubitze 2000, and the German military describes them as among the most modern in the world, so 20 Ukrainian soldiers will need to have training before they’re sent.
