The government of France plans to double the monthly number of 155 mm artillery shells that are transferred to Ukraine. Also, "very soon" the Ukrainian army will receive the SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system.
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu informed about this in an interview with Le Figaro.
"Paris will hand over the ground equipment necessary for Ukraineʼs counteroffensive: we are doubling the supply of 155-millimeter shells to 2 000 per month from the end of March," he noted.
155 mm shells are required for Western artillery installations.
Lekornu also noted that the SAMP-T air defense system will be handed over to Ukraine in the near future. The Ukrainian military has already completed training there.
- On March 20, EU member states agreed to purchase one million 155 mm ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the next 12 months. In the EU, there are three directions: one billion euros for immediate delivery, one billion euros for joint procurement, as well as a mandate to increase production capacity.