“Ukrainian artillery will become more mobile and effective!” said Director General Yurii Bolokhovets.

“This week five semi-trailers were delivered to the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasylo for the transport of self-propelled howitzers – the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 and the Swedish Archer.

The brigade’s units are deployed along the entire front line from Sumy to Zaporizhzhia. From long range, they deliver precise and powerful strikes against the enemy.

The brigade is equipped with the world’s best self‐propelled artillery systems. However, there is no equipment to transport modern long‐range artillery over long distances—for repairs or to other sectors of the front.

Tractors and low-loader trailers have to be contracted from a private supplier. The self-propelled howitzers are first moved by road to a railway station, then shipped by rail, and finally transported by road again. A limited number of low-loaders are available, but older equipment—designed for lighter loads—cannot handle the weight of a PzH 2000 (over 60 tonnes).

At the request of an artillery brigade, SFE “Forests of Ukraine” procured for its artillery units a batch of brand-new low-loader trailers worth over UAH 29 million.

The Ukrainian-manufactured equipment is powerful, reliable, and fully adapted for transporting self-propelled howitzers.

From now on, the brigade will no longer lose precious time relocating its artillery systems. We sincerely hope this will help our heroes halt the enemy’s advance.

On behalf of the 43rd Brigade’s command, I extend greetings to the entire forester family of “Forests of Ukraine”. I also thank our entire team. Dear friends, it is your work that enables the enterprise to find funds for procuring the equipment our military needs,” said Yurii Bolokhovets.