Italy will transfer to Ukraine up to 30 modernized self-propelled howitzers M109L of Turin Artillery Regiment

Italy will reinforce the Ukrainian Armed Forces with M109L self-propelled artillery units.

Here's What We Know

On the eve in social networks there were photos of howitzers with allegedly Ukrainian symbols - trident on a yellow and blue background. However, there are two nuances. First, the Ukrainian flag is blue-yellow, not yellow-blue. Secondly, an identical color and trident are on the coat of arms of the 52nd Artiglieria Torino.

But it did not take long for this to happen. According to la Repubblica, Italy will indeed send to Ukraine self-propelled artillery units of the 52nd Turin Artillery Regiment. The exact number has not yet been advertised, but the Italian source reports about 20-30 howitzers.

The M109L is the Italian upgraded version of the American M109 self-propelled howitzer. The key change is a new barrel developed by Leonardo Defense Systems. It has a maximum range of 40 km with active-reactive rounds.

Source: la Repubblica