First photos posted of Ukraine's brand new Bohdana self-propelled gun

The new piece of weaponry will be showcased at the Independence Day parade in Kyiv August 24.

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First photos of Ukraine's new self-propelled howitzer, Bohdana, appeared in social networks Friday.

The first image was posted on Facebook by Defense Express Chief Editor, Serhiy Zgurets.

Another photo was posted by Yuriy Biriukov, an adviser to the Ukrainian president.

Bohdana will be showcased in Kyiv at the Independence Day parade on August 24.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine started assembling first hulls of the experimental BTR-4 armored personnel carrier.

According to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's defense industry is also ready for mass production of types of ammunition that have been scarce until recently.

Some 4,500 military and 250 pieces of equipment will take part in this year's Independence Day parade in Kyiv, the event Ukraine's Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak claims to be "powerful."

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