The Minister of Defense of Ukraine also announced an increase in AS-90 artillery shipments.
Rustem Umierov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, announced on 10th October that Ukraine would receive more AS-90 auto-propelled artillery by the end 2024. This announcement was made following a meeting between UK Defense Secretary John Healey and Rustem. Umierov also revealed that there have been positive developments in the field of long-range weapons, robotic systems and other technologies.
“More AS-90 Artillery Systems will appear on front by the end the year.” We have also good news regarding long-range weapons, robotic systems and other technologies – the enemy is going to feel it on the battlefield,” Umerov told Liga.
The Ukrainian Defense Minister praised the UK for its proactive approach to supplying Ukraine’s defence forces with ammunition, such as artillery, anti-tank mines, mortars, air defense and air defense. Umerov said that this is a good example for Ukraine’s allies.
During their meeting Umerov, Healey and other officials reached an agreement to finance Ukraine’s top defense needs with frozen Russian assets. They also discussed investments into Ukraine’s defence industry and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s Victory Plan.
The AS-90 is a British self-propelled gun unit that weighs 45 tons. It is armed a 155mm caliber gun, with a barrel of 39 calibers. It has a range of 30 km. The AS-90 can fire up to three rounds in ten seconds at a rapid pace, six rounds within three minutes at an accelerated pace, and two per minute at a steady rate. The first AS-90 units will arrive in Ukraine by the end of April 2022.
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