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France again sent Howitzer guns to Ukraine to help fight the onslaught of Russian troops. PHOTO/Reuters
PARIS – French will send another 12 howitzer cannon which was mounted on the Caesar truck to Ukraine for his struggle against the Russian occupiers. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of France, Sebastien Lecornu, Tuesday (31/1/2023).
The delivery of 12 howitzer guns complements the 18 previously delivered. “This artillery procurement will be financed from a 200 million euros ($217 million) fund that France has set up to fund weapons for Kiev,” Lecornu told a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksiy Reznikov.
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As quoted from thedefensepost, along with Western-supplied mobile guns such as Germany’s Panzerhaubitze 2000, last year’s Caesar truck-mounted howitzer was credited with helping Ukraine engage targets deep behind Russian lines, undermining Moscow’s assault.
The truck-mounted 155mm guns could be mounted, fired highly accurate volleys at ranges of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles), and changed positions before the enemy could spot them and fire back.
“A new batch of howitzers will be delivered in the coming weeks,” Lecornu continued. As well as France, Denmark has also pledged its entire fleet of 19-man French-built howitzers to the Ukraine war effort.
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France in early December was Ukraine’s seventh-biggest backer since war broke out, according to data on military and financial assistance compiled by the Germany-based Institute for the World Economy think tank — not counting last month’s major military equipment announcement.
But European donors are still far from committing to US military assistance. Even though he has received a large supply of military equipment from a number of Western allied countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy continues to ask for additional assistance for his troops to face the onslaught of Russian troops in various sectors of the battle.
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