Ukraine artillery M777 howitzer
A soldier covers his ears as an M777 howitzer is fired on the front line in Zaporizhzhya on July 16, 2023.
  • Germany plans to send Ukraine a prototype artillery shell that can travel 62 miles, Handelsblatt reported.
  • They'd be part of a planned package of hundreds of thousands of conventional rounds. 
  • Germany previously announced a $5.3 million military aid package for Ukraine.

Germany is gearing up to send Ukraine a prototype artillery shell that can travel up to 62 miles, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported.