Ukraine will receive additional long-range MLRS — MARS II from Germany and LRU from France
Just a few days after the massive rocket fire by the Russian occupiers of a number of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure facilities, another meeting took place in the ‘Ramstein’ format. The partners will continue to support Ukraine in the liberation struggle against the invaders and have promised to provide new batches of the necessary weapons for this purpose.
Thus, the German Ministry of Defense reported that in the next few weeks, Ukraine will receive additional MARS II multiple rocket launchers and PzH 2000 artillery installations. The specific amount of weapons is not known.
Treffen im Ramstein-Format zu einem besonderen Zeitpunkt: 🇷🇺 Raketenangriffe & Teilmobilmachung, Scheinreferenden, 🇺🇦 Gegenoffensive. Wir koordinieren unsere kontinuierliche Unterstützung. In den nächsten Wochen werden weitere #PzH2000 und #MARSII an die #Ukraine übergeben. pic.twitter.com/BMDD7l6Bbf
— Verteidigungsministerium (@BMVg_Bundeswehr) October 12, 2022
‘Ramstein-style meeting at a special time: Russian missile attacks and partial mobilization, mock referendums, Ukrainian counteroffensive. We coordinate our ongoing support. In the next few weeks, even more PzH 2000 and MARS II will be provided to Ukraine,’ the agency commented.
In addition, France promised to provide military equipment useful for the defense of Ukrainian land, Lachen writes. Yes, three LRU (Lance-roquettes unitaire) rocket launcher systems will be handed over to Ukraine. The LRU is a modernized version of the M270 MLRS.
Note that this is only the public part of supplies.
