After several weeks of hesitation, the German government granted Ukraine’s request for additional artillery systems: Germany will supply Ukraine with four more PanzerHaubitze PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers together with an additional ammunition package, the German Defence ministry said on Monday, September 19.
Last July, the German government approved the sale of 100 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine worth 1.7 billion euros ($1.72 billion). German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reportedly approved Ukraine’s request for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers on July 13 after receiving it in April. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has already begun manufacturing the howitzers, which have a range of 30-60 kilometers (18.5-37 miles) depending upon the ammunition type selected. Full delivery of these artillery systems is expected to take several years.