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Slovakia announces the shipment to Ukraine of eight self-propelled howitzers before the war with Russia

MADRID, 2 Jun.

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Slovakia announces the shipment to Ukraine of eight self-propelled howitzers before the war with Russia

MADRID, 2 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of Slovakia announced this Thursday the shipment to Ukraine of eight self-propelled howitzers to strengthen the country's military capabilities in the face of the war with Russia, triggered nearly a hundred days ago by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I am pleased to confirm that an agreement has been signed on Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers, eight pieces of which will be delivered to Ukraine," Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said in a message on his social network account. Twitter.

Nad thanked Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, the Konstructa Defense company and "colleagues" in the Slovak Defense Ministry for efforts to push the deal forward.

The war broke out on February 24 after Putin signed the invasion order, just a few days after recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, located in the Donetsk region (east) and the scene of a conflict since 2014. .