As part of Vilnius’ continuing military assistance to Kyiv, two more PzH2000 howitzers have been repaired in Lithuania and handed over to the Ukraine Armed Forces to be deployed on the battlefield, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas has said.
“Two PzH2000 howitzers repaired in Lithuania have been shipped to Ukraine,” Anusauskas posted on Facebook on December 3.
“A total of six self-propelled howitzers have already been returned to Ukraine. Along with ammunition,” he added.
The minister said the howitzers had been repaired by a German-owned company in Lithuania.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said that the repaired howitzers reached Ukraine on December 3.
The repair of howitzers damaged in battle will continue to be organised in Lithuania, according to the ministry.
The howitzers and the necessary software were supplied to Ukraine by Germany and the Netherlands. Lithuania has allocated almost 2 million euros for the howitzer repair and software integration.
The Lithuanian national defence system’s military support to Ukraine so far includes different types of weapons, ammunition, thermo-imaging equipment, UAVs, anti-drone equipment, training for military personnel and other assistance as requested by the country that is fighting back against Russia’s invasion. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
