The AFU received six M109 self-propelled howitzers - they are already at the front destroying Russian artillery
Latvia transferred six M109 self-propelled artillery units to Ukraine following four helicopters.
What we know
This was announced by Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov. The minister emphasized that self-propelled artillery units have not just arrived in Ukraine, but are already fully helping the Armed Forces at the battlefront.
6 more M109 howitzers that have recently arrived in ???????? from ???????? are already showing results on the battlefield. I'm sincerely grateful to my ???????? colleague @Pabriks & the people of Latvia for their unwavering support.
- Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) August 15, 2022
Together we will win! pic.twitter.com/t5F3n7parJ
We remind you that the last time we mentioned M109 in Ukraine was almost a month ago. At that time it became known, that our military Ukrainian artillery uses M549A1 rockets with a range of 30 km for the M109 howitzerM549 with a range of 30 km.
M109 is an American self-propelled howitzer that is built on a tracked chassis and equipped with a Detroit Diesel 8V1T engine. It has a top speed of approximately 56 km/h. In addition to the 155 mm M126 gun, the artillery unit is equipped with a 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun.
Source: @oleksiireznikov
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