Lithuania to repair 12 Ukrainian Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers

In mid-September it became known that Ukraine will be able to repair self-propelled artillery units

Panzerhaubitze 2000 in Lithuania at the jointRheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas said that more than ten howitzers will be sent for repairs.

What is known

The head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry wrote inTwitter that the first two self-propelled artillery mounts have already been successfully repaired and sent to Ukraine. Two more howitzers are moving in the opposite direction. In total, Lithuania plans to repair at least 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000s.

The repair of “PzH2000” howitzers damaged in ???????? will continue to be organized in ????????. 2 after their repair are on their way to ???????? and 2 more are currently being brought to ????????. At least 12 of them are expected to be repaired in ????????. pic.twitter.com/skq5yJLBOe

— Arvydas Anušauskas (@a_anusauskas) October 29, 2022

In total, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have22 SPGs donated by Germany and the Netherlands (14 and 8 respectively). These include four Panzerhaubitze 2000s that arrived from Germany along with two surface drones and two M270 MLRS multiple rocket launchers.