Ukraine receives a batch of Swedish L-70 anti-aircraft guns that can destroy air targets at distances of up to 12.5km
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received L-70 anti-aircraft guns and ammunition from Lithuania.
Here's What We Know
The country's Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas made the announcement. The minister did not disclose the number of units, but previously it was said about 36 units. The AFU plans to use the L-70 to protect critical infrastructure from Iran's Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.
A batch of ???????? sent L-70 anti-aircraft guns and ammunition, which will help defend critical infrastructure, have already arrived to ????????. pic.twitter.com/1GEUsk1uad
- Arvydas Anušauskas (@a_anusauskas) February 11, 2023
Flashback
The L70 is a 40mm multi-purpose automatic gun developed by the Swedish company AB Bofors (now BAE Systems Bofors) in the 1940s. It entered service in 1952. The anti-aircraft gun boasts an electro-hydraulic drive and the ability to engage air targets at ranges of up to 12.5 km.
????????????????Lithuania's latest military assistance to Ukraine includes L-70 anti-aircraft guns with ammunition. Over the past two weeks, Ukrainian instructors have been training in Lithuania on how to operate them.#StandWithUkraine
- Lithuanian MOD ???????? (@Lithuanian_MoD) February 7, 2023
Right to Peremogi! pic.twitter.com/4HMAOB3bxv
Source: @a_anusauskas
