PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers have been engaged for the defense of Soledar

German PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers are operating against the Russians in the Soledar area.

They belong to the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Tryasyl.

The brigade reported that PzH 2000 of the 2nd self-propelled artillery division was firing at the enemy in the Soledar area.

One of the positions was visited by international journalists who came under counter-battery fire after the operation of the self-propelled howitzers.

“After our work, targeted shelling was started in response. In end effect, everything went well: everyone is alive and healthy. The journalists left to show our war to the world, and the soldiers of the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade continued working,” the Brigade says.

Soldiers shared with the reporters that despite some technical shortcomings, servicemen are satisfied with the PzH 2000.

An artilleryman with the call sign “Pravda” stated that their howitzer fired over 1,300 shells in two months.

“When automatic weapons work, the rate of fire is incredible. It shoots very quickly, and it shoots very accurately,” the PzH 2000 gunner says.

Panzerhaubitze 2000 is the most modern self-propelled howitzer of the Ukrainian military.

According to the German Ministry of Defense, Ukraine received 14 Panzerhaubitze 2000 155-mm self-propelled howitzers.

The turret armor provides protection against small arms and artillery shell debris. The main armament of the PzH 2000 is a 155mm howitzer with a 52-caliber barrel length, installed in a circular rotation turret.

The maximum range of fire with a standard projectile is 30 km, and 40 km with rocket-assisted ammunition. Ukraine received DM121 shells with a fire range of 30 km.