Slovakia transfers two Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine ‘for Putin’s birthday’

Slovakia transfers two Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine
Slovakia transfers two Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine
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“To mark his 70th birthday, we gave another gift to the aggressor Putin,” he said on Twitter.

“Two new Zuzana 2 howitzers are already in Ukraine.”

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The Slovak minister added that even more weapons would be delivered to Ukraine in future.

On Oct. 2, Germany, Norway and Denmark agreed to purchase 16 Slovakian Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers for delivery to Ukraine. The deliveries of the new weapons will start next year.

In June, Ukraine and Slovakia signed a contract for the supply of eight 155-mm self-propelled guns. On Aug. 13, it was reported that Kyiv had already received the first four.

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Zuzana 2 is an 8x8 self-propelled gun (caliber 155 mm, based on the previous version of the Zuzana, but with a longer barrel and longer firing range (42 kilometers).

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