France is considering new deliveries of military equipment to Ukraine, in particular 6 to 12 Caesar guns taken from an order intended for Denmark, AFP learned on October 3 from a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from Le Monde.
The operation, in discussions between the three governments, is not finalized at this stage, according to this source. Paris has already delivered 18 examples of this 155 mm gun mounted on a truck, amputating nearly a quarter of the French Army fleet.
These additional guns produced by Nexter would be taken from an order for 19 Caesars placed in 2017 by Denmark, according to Le Monde. The Caesars intended for Denmark are equipped with an armored cabin and eight wheels, while the models equipping the French army, which are lighter because they are not armoured, have only six wheels.
They also carry more shells (30 versus 18), which can be fired at 40 kilometers. Paris also plans to provide kyiv with 20 Bastion armored vehicles according to another source familiar with the matter, confirming information from La Tribune.
Growing military aid
The order would be placed by the Ministry of the Armed Forces which would then transfer them to Ukraine. This could be implemented quickly, especially since the manufacturer Arquus has several of these armored personnel carriers already produced. Since the start of the conflict, Paris has delivered, in addition to 18 Caesar guns, 155 mm TRF1 towed guns (15 according to a source familiar with the matter), VAB armored vehicles, Milan anti-tank missiles and Mistral anti-aircraft missiles.
On October 1, in his daily address, the Ukrainian President told the Russians, Saturday October 1, that they will be “killed one by one” as long as Vladimir Putin is in power. A speech that some, like the president of the UPR, François Asselineau, qualified d’“genocidal call” who added : “That Macron arms and finances this individual is an absolute scandal”.
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