Italy donates dozens of M109 howitzers to Ukraine

The La Repubblica publication writes that Italy has already transferred and continues to supply self-propelled vehicles to Ukraine.

M109 artillery mounts.

What is known

Thus, on Saturday, a train carrying howitzers destined for Ukrainian servicemen passed through the station in the northern city of Udine. All of them were repaired with American funding.

According to journalists, Italy has already transferred a total ofor will transfer 60 units in the near future. At least 30 Italian howitzers are already fighting on the front. For several weeks now, several videos filmed in Ukraine have shown powerful M109Ls firing at Russian positions.

M109 - 155mm American self-propelled gunan artillery unit created in the 50-60s. It became the standard self-propelled gun of the US troops, displacing both older models and the M108. The M109 was first used in combat in the Vietnam War and was subsequently used in almost all military conflicts in which the United States participated. In addition to the US Army, it was widely used by the troops of NATO countries, and was also supplied in significant quantities to a number of other countries.