Ukraine to receive 18 more German-made howitzers

The German defence concern Krauss - Maffei Wegmann has received permission from the federal government to supply Ukraine with 18 units of remote-controlled howitzers of RCH 155 brand.

The contract value is 216 million euros with the delivery only after two and a half years, the German news service DPA reports, citing a representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers.

The concern began production only after Berlin approved the future delivery.

Ukraine is demanding that Germany send offensive weapons, but Berlin has repeatedly said that they will not make such a decision alone.

According to an earlier report by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Germany has already supplied Ukraine with military goods worth 686 million euros.

Thus, Ukraine has become the most important recipient of German weapons among states that are not members of NATO and are not partners of the alliance.