Media: Ukrainian Armed Forces received about 30 Bohdana ACS and are developing a towed version of this howitzer
12 December, 2023 2S22 Bohdana of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
2023. Photo credits: Joint Force Command About 30 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzers have already been assembled for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Economichna Pravda reported on this with reference to its own sources in the Armed Forces. According to them, Ukraine is also developing a towed version of this 155-mm artillery system. "The PJSC "KZTS" shared that the Ukrainian military's Bohdana is one of the most widely used 155-caliber self-propelled artillery systems, and there are dozens of them at the front," the article says.
Barrel at the PJSC "KZTS".
2020, Ukraine. Photo credits: radiosvoboda.org
As planned, the gun barrel is manufactured by the Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant (PJSC "KZTS"). According to the developers, a total of 25 companies and 400 people are involved in the production of the Bohdana.
Some critical components are produced at their own sites abroad. They plan to return the plants to Ukraine as soon as the opportunity arises. Also, some processes have been decentralized to protect against missile attacks.