Latvia handed over American M109 self-propelled artillery mounts to Ukraine

Ukraine received a batch of American M109 self-propelled artillery mounts. Latvia handed over self-propelled howitzers to Kyiv. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov, the equipment has already been sent to the Donbass and is taking part in the hostilities.

According to Reznikov, the Latvian Ministry of Defense supplied Ukraine with six M109 self-propelled guns in the M109A5OE variant. These guns were previously in service with the Austrian army, after the howitzers were removed from service and sent for storage, they were bought by Latvia. In total, the Latvians bought 47 vehicles, of which 35 were self-propelled guns, 10 artillery control vehicles and two simulators for training calculations. Six self-propelled guns went to Ukraine.

Another 6 M109 howitzers that recently arrived in Ukraine from Latvia are already showing results on the battlefield

- the Ukrainian minister boasted in one of the social networks, not forgetting to thank his Latvian colleague Artis Pabrikus and the “Latvian people” for their “unshakable support” of Ukraine.

M109 is an American self-propelled artillery mount, a class of self-propelled howitzers, which has become the most common in the world, developed in 1953-1960. The M109A5 modification is equipped with the M284 gun with a barrel length of 39 calibers, the maximum firing range is 30 km.

Earlier today, Latvia announced the transfer of four helicopters from the country's Air Force to Kyiv. Ukraine has received two Mi-2 helicopters and two Mi-17 helicopters, one of which is in need of overhaul. As reported, the helicopters have already been delivered to Ukrainian territory.

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[Victor_B]

M109 is an American self-propelled artillery mount, a class of self-propelled howitzers, which has become the most common in the world, developed in 1953-1960.

Has the tank rented from Lithuania been handed over yet?

[private person]

Has the tank rented from Lithuania been handed over yet?

And that's not funny at all. It's been 6 months now that the SVO has been going on, maybe it's time to turn off the "we are not like them" mode and make a nightmare like a catch to the fullest.

[zloybond]

Suppose it is high time to recognize Ukraine as a terrorist regime. All who are terrorists are included in the list of sponsors and on this basis excommunicate from gas, metal, uranium, oil, grain, etc. contracts. What's stopping you from doing this???? 5 column????

[Sergey Nikiforov]

The question is how? Nuclear bomb.? Tried the rest

[Squelcher]

Why vigorous at once? To extinguish all power plants and TV towers, for starters, this is only an easy form of influence. GDP is very necessary for Khokhlov to explain that Nazism is bad.

[Denistutswoy]

And when the deversants take out electric towers for us, then this is terrorism, but if we start, then this is our own? What kind of double standards?

[Leshak]

How will the Latvians fight back from Russia now!? After all, they are yelling about the threat of attack like cats in March.

[Borik]

The Latvians hope that visiting American soldiers will fight the Russians for them.

[Romario_Argo]

у Latvians there is more of a problem - the reds were driven underground
red chapel and red orchestra - red terror - no NATO will help
for the red flag - a third of the ball can ask - the dead

[Corrosion inhibitor]

Europeans in Russia will now be robbed and killed for fifty years - no less, along with the Americans. And American Russians - even longer. As, however, and Euroid too

[dmi.pris1]

I’m not bloodthirsty. But it seems to be going towards this. Only Europeans seem to have a foot in our way. By the way, about sanctions. the Germans do not refuse, the only logistics has lengthened

[Corrosion inhibitor]

Understand. With goods, services and their logistics, apparently, there will be one story, and with those who carry them out - another.
I believe that if German workers and engineers will still be tolerated for some time during commissioning, then managers will not. This is especially true for middle and upper management. In extreme cases, they will live in a hotel without getting out. And if they decide to visit a restaurant or order ruddy girls to the room, then they will then get them either from the intensive care unit or from the refrigerator in the morgue. In any case, they will not leave without gifts. Only not those that are tied with ribbons in beautiful boxes. Somehow it will be.
Maybe even a few paid films will have time to shoot about this in Russia. Like, the Germans are so decent and diligent, they try with all their "soul", but they are so disliked in cruel Russia. Every nation wanders among the workers of the Russian cinematograph. Only then the director and screenwriters will also be sewn wooden makentoshi, with holes in the face area - in order to spit and throw cigarette butts, one could start right at parting with the deceased. Maybe someone can urinate. And the eyes of the operators are gouged out and the fingers are broken in the opposite direction.
I generally keep quiet about the cast - all means will be good there. From surgical intervention in the face and genitals, to death through labamba, if you still remember the Soviet joke about how a Frenchman and an Englishman were captured by blue Indians, and their leader asked what they choose - death or labamba
If the surgeons get to them first, they will cut off a couple more organs for sale. Well, the extras, which will portray cruel Russians, will simply be swept aside. They will invite you to another film, charge a scene with their participation on which the stuntmen simply will not come out, and they will have to shoot live, right in the middle of broad daylight. Few will escape from there.
If you think that I have a very developed fantasy, or I am very cruel, then I will say - not at all, all bicycles and scams have long been invented and tested, and I did not participate in this, I just collect statistics.
And who will ride them further depends on who and how will see life.

[iouris]

Everything. Latvia is defenseless.

[Murmur 55]

And everything calmly crosses the borders, and also comes to the front line, sadness.

[Arkady007]

And Russia continues to supply energy resources to Latvia, despite the resistance thereof.

[Murmur 55]

Arkady 007 , and why is Latvia worse than Germany in this regard? Won Deutsche, too, threw self-propelled guns and anti-aircraft guns, missiles are assembled and nothing is traded. And with the owner of all this bloody show USA? With the money of the West, we produce weapons for the war in Ukraine, with the help of our energy resources they produce weapons for delivery to Ukraine, the cycle.

[art266]

In Germany, we ourselves buy something. Medicines, for example, which we do not make ourselves.

[Zefr]

So what? It was necessary to explain to them right away that our affairs do not concern them. And now some surprise is happening

[art266]

And the fact that everything needs to be done smartly, and not dashingly chop off the shoulder. They will continue to supply oil and gas, but for the amount they sell us the necessary goods.

[Clear]

Quote: Arkady007

And Russia continues to supply energy resources to Latvia, despite the resistance thereof.

If only the leadership of the country would explain why we continue to do this in fact - to the enemies?

[g1v2]

Then there is a gas storage in Latvia from which St. Petersburg and a significant part of the north-west are usually supplied. Plus, the energy ring connects all the Baltic republics, the mainland Russian Federation and Kaliningrad. Therefore, ours are in no hurry to turn on the mode "to spite my grandmother with frostbite ears."

[Clear]

Quote: g1v2

Then there is a gas storage in Latvia from which St. Petersburg and a significant part of the north-west are usually supplied. Plus, the energy ring connects all the Baltic republics, the mainland Russian Federation and Kaliningrad. Therefore, ours are in no hurry to turn on the mode "to spite my grandmother with frostbite ears."

It is understandable why these disgusting political authorities of the Baltics are so impudent.
They can get insolent before the operation.

[g1v2]

They can. And the Balts are diligently increasing its likelihood. But for now, we would have to bring the Ukrainian operation to fruition. And sooner or later, with such frenzied Russophobia, the Baltic states will receive their denazification. But then. We don't need a new front.

[Clear]

Quote: g1v2

We don't need a new front.

It is clear that it is not needed, but it is certain that

Quote: g1v2

The Baltic states will sooner or later receive their denazification with such frenzied Russophobia.

[Fisherman]

Lithuania and fire from NATO 155-mm ... and respond to indignations "we have a different standard, you yourself give artillery to anyone" ...

[polpot]

Glassy earth for crews and hello to Russian open-hearth furnaces.

[GNM]

Now, if someone (we don’t need them for nothing for a hundred years at lunch) encroaches on the honor and independence of sprats, they will simply relax and enjoy themselves. Darwin applauds, at least here his theory is correct.

[Dizel200]

Vissarionovich, probably would have already decided the fate of these radishes

[alexey sidykin]

Vissarionych, before the start of the Finnish war, offered them a piece and a rather large part of our territory for the swamps ....

[Vladimir Nizhegorodsky]

The troops of the DPR and LPR have not yet come across these instances.
6 pieces are not enough, we need more, preferably all Latvians.
To then be transferred to the arsenal of the republics of Novorossia.
And if it is impossible to capture, we will split it on the battlefield.
Better on the way

[Vladimir Nizhegorodsky]

I, dear Kesha, did not understand your words, what kind of words is a skull?
And what about my kids?
Why are you getting personal?
No one here publicly insulted you??
I didn't drink with you.
Have simple respect for your interlocutors and do not turn the Military Review public into a simple bazaar.
Minus me, you did not express your point of view, but simply put minuses.
And by my expression, I meant that no matter how many different weapons you supply to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, we will still capture or split them.
And once again I am for respectful communication on the Military Review.

[Kesha1980]

A respectful attitude is formed for something, it also goes presumptively, until there is a reason to the contrary. For wishing "more arrivals" to our soldiers and civilians in the liberated territories, you will not receive a respectful attitude. Even more than that - get the opposite. You yourself at least read what you wrote.

[Negro]

Quote: Vladimir Nizhegorodsky

6 pieces is not enough, we need more

Dreams Come True.
Right now, the bourgeoisie designate the number of M109s at the front as "at least 48". This means that before the start of the announced large deliveries of crabs and the Paz 2000, this is the most massive Ukrainian self-propelled guns after Acacias, Carnations and Peonies. And if you consider that the Acacias, according to rumors, all ended in barrels and shells, and the Carnations with Peonies "on conservation" in the form of a cemetery, then the M109 is generally the most massive self-propelled guns.

[Vladimir Nizhegorodsky]

I agree, that's the way it is.
They first put the type that they do not need.
Now what is shooting?

[Negro]

Just the M109 is a very massive, well-mastered and, by the way, still in production (in Korea) machine. If there is a decision to arrange its supply in mass quantities, then this will be a much more meaningful decision than supplying 10 models of different self-propelled guns, (albeit more modern ones) one battery at a time.

[Vladimir Nizhegorodsky]

Thank you very much for the information.
Didn't know about the manufacturer of this model.
Respect

[Negro]

The machine is naturally originally American. But in Korea there is a licensed production.

[Ros 56]

Rumors are a thankless task. ... They are building a city near Moscow, dug up two jets of cognac .... There are rumors here and there, and toothless old women carry them home. Be careful with rumors.

[Negro]

The fact that Ukraine fell in love with the Soviet legacy, including in artillery, is now no secret to anyone.

[Hindu]

Latvia handed over ... Ukraine received .... the equipment was delivered and is taking part ...

This is the main difference between Russian and Ukrainian news. All sentences are in the present tense, not in the future.
Developed, designed, tested...

[alexey sidykin]

And that Ukraine itself produced them? And the weapons are far from new. And given how the sushniks shoot for a long time, they won’t be enough.

[Ros 56]

Latvia handed over ... Ukraine received .... the equipment was delivered and is taking part ...

Participated, currently destroyed and burning with a blue flame.

[Kunica]

Damn, Mi-2 is strong! The president will fly for grass.

[Rybkin]

And how long will this NWO not be recognized by Russia as a war with the new ENTANTE? How much longer will the mongrels bark and bite with impunity?

[Ros 56]

Well, they gave and gave, they themselves will shoot from slingshots, the time will come.