Poland has given Ukraine 18 self-propelled AHS Krab howitzers, Reuters reported, citing Polish public radio.

Earlier, Ukraine called on the West to provide it with longer-range weapons to turn the tide of the conflict.

The AHS Krab has a maximum range of 40 kilometers.

It is reported that Poland has also trained about 100 Ukrainian artillerymen to operate howitzers.

Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that Ukraine began receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, the defense minister said Saturday.