According to information published by the Italian newspaper “Il Mattino” website on June 29, 2022, PzH 2000 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers donated by Italy coming from the Italian army military inventory would be on their way to Ukraine.
Citing information from the “Il Mattino”, the Italian police would have stopped three trucks transporting PzH 2000 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers came from the military base of Persano. The convoy included a total of 5 trucks each carrying one PzH 2000 howitzer, three of the trucks did not have the authorization to transport military equipment, and only two trucks were able to continue their way towards Germany in the direction of Ukraine.
Italy would then be the 3rd NATO country to supply PzH 2000 155mm howitzers to Ukraine after the Netherlands and Germany. Indeed, in May 2022, the Army Recognition editorial team reported that Netherlands and Germany approved the delivery of 12 PzH 2000, 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. The Netherlands has provided five examples to Ukraine while Germany has supplied seven. On June 29, 2022, the German Defense Minister Lambrechts announced a new delivery of six additional PzH 2000 howitzers to Ukraine.