Ukraine will receive prototypes of artillery shells capable of hitting targets at a distance of 100 kilometers from the German defense concern Rheinmetall. This was announced by Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, Handelsblatt reports.

During an event at the Industrial Club of Düsseldorf-Boss, the Rheinmetall CEO said that the concern plans to provide Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of munitions, including long-range prototypes.

“The company is now focused, in particular, on the production of artillery ammunition. Artillery is changing the rules (on the battlefield),” said Papperger.

According to the Defense Express portal, this is probably a prototype of a long-range 155-caliber artillery shell called Vulcano. Last year, it was reported that Germany was supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces with laser illuminators for the Vulcano version, which can fly 70 kilometers.

It is not yet known how many new prototypes of 100-kilometer munitions Ukraine will receive. The idea is that it will be a small batch for testing in combat conditions to improve them based on feedback from the military.