France will supply Ukraine with about 50 guided bombs per month until the end of the year
Kyiv • UNN
France will supply Ukraine with 50 AASM Hammer guided bombs per month until the end of 2024, and will increase the supply of artillery ammunition to 3,000 rounds per month.
France has announced that it will supply Ukraine with about 50 AASM Hammer (A2SM) guided bombs every month until the end of 2024. This was announced by the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastian Lecornu, quoted by L`Express and Le Figaro, UNN reports.
Details
The minister announced the delivery of about fifty A2SM surface-to-air missiles every month from January for a year. According to him, these medium-range missiles will be able to be adapted to Soviet-class aircraft used by Ukraine.
He also announced an increase in the supply of ammunition for artillery to 3,000 shells per month.
From February 2022 to the end of 2023, France supplied Ukraine with 2,000 shells per month, and from January - 3,000 shells per month
Recall
For security reasons, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov canceled his visit to France on Thursday, where he was to meet with Sébastien Le Coronneu and take part in the launch of the "artillery coalition."
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron announcedthat France plans to sign a security agreement with Ukraine and start supplying weapons. Macron is personally planning a February visit to Ukraine to finalize these agreements.
