The Italian government transferred "20 to 30" M109L self-propelled artillery units to Kiev as part of the fifth and last military aid package to date, the newspaper La Repubblica reported.

The newspaper listed some of the heavy weapons included in the previous support packages: among them M113 armored personnel carriers, six PzH 2000 heavy howitzers, and two MLRS multiple-launch rocket systems. The PZH howitzers will reportedly be sent to the Bakhmut area. The specific contents of the packages remain classified.

“The latest decree passed by the government of Mario Draghi provided heavy weaponry, older but highly valued by Ukrainians, including M109L self-propelled howitzers. In the last couple of weeks, several M109s have been filmed along the northern highways, ” writes la Repubblica.