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PJSC Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant Weapon Systems

PJSC Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant is a Ukrainian heavy machine-tool manufacturer whose wartime defense role includes the 155 mm ordnance and prime-contractor work associated with the 2S22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer.

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The plant is best known as a Kramatorsk heavy machine-tool producer, with public issuer records describing metalworking-machine production and weapons-and-ammunition activity. Company reporting describes the enterprise as one of the older machine-tool makers in the former Soviet industrial base, historically focused on large and specialized metal-cutting machines.

For this catalog, the plant matters because reporting on the 2S22 Bohdana identifies KZTS/KZVV as the prime contractor responsible for the 155 mm ordnance. Ukrainian government relocation reporting also named Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant PJSC among large enterprises moved to safer regions after the 2022 full-scale invasion.

155 mm artillery ordnanceself-propelled artillery systemsheavy metalworking machine toolsspecial-purpose industrial machinerydemining machinery

Notable Systems

2S22 Bohdana

Ukrainian 155 mm self-propelled howitzer; Janes reported Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant as prime contractor responsible for the 155 mm ordnance.

Sources: Janes Bohdana trial report, Bohdana product leaflet

Germina URCM-3000

Remote-controlled humanitarian demining machine developed by the plant, according to Ukrainian Demining Services reporting on 2025 demonstrations and planned deliveries.

Sources: UDS Germina report

Builder History

  1. Joint-stock company registered

    Public issuer records list the company registration date as 14 July 1995, and the 2017 report says the state enterprise was transformed into an open joint-stock company during privatization.

    Sources: Issuer disclosure page, 2017 issuer report

  2. Bohdana development begins

    Defense reporting describes the 2S22 Bohdana development program as beginning at the Kramatorsk plant in 2016.

    Sources: Janes Bohdana trial report

  3. Relocation after full-scale invasion

    Ukraine's Ministry of Economy named Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant PJSC among large enterprises relocated to safer regions under the wartime relocation program.

    Sources: Ministry of Economy relocation report

  4. Bohdana export-display and product literature

    A NAUDI-linked Bohdana leaflet listed KZTS contact details and specifications for the 155 mm truck-mounted self-propelled artillery system.

    Sources: Bohdana product leaflet

  5. Germina demining machine demonstrated

    Ukrainian Demining Services reported demonstration and operational testing of the Germina remote-controlled demining system developed by the Kramatorsk plant.

    Sources: UDS Germina report

Website links
Issuer disclosure pageBohdana product leafletUkrainian business registry snapshot

The plant's English name and abbreviation appear in several transliterations, including KZTS and KZVV. Public sources also mix Kramatorsk legacy addresses with the post-2022 legal address in Perechyn; this profile avoids map coordinates because a separately sourced headquarters location was not established. No rights-clear facility or production image with defensible reuse terms was found during this update.

Builder Sources

  • PrJSC KZVV issuer disclosure pagePublisher: KZTS / PAT.ua | Note: Official issuer disclosure page supporting legal name, abbreviated name, registration details, public contact information, legal address, and listed activities including weapons and ammunition plus metalworking machines. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • 2017 issuer report notesPublisher: KZTS / PAT.ua | Note: Company reporting supports the 1995 privatization history and background on the plant's heavy and specialized metal-cutting machine-tool production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Relocation: 725 Enterprises Moved to Safe RegionsPublisher: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine | Note: Government source naming Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant PJSC among large enterprises relocated under Ukraine's wartime enterprise-relocation program. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Ukraine trials 2S22 Bogdana wheeled artilleryPublisher: Janes | Note: Defense-industry reporting identifying Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant as prime contractor for Bohdana and responsible for the 155 mm ordnance. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • 155 mm self propelled howitzer leafletPublisher: Targi Kielce / NAUDI | Note: Product leaflet supporting KZTS contact details and technical background for the 155 mm truck-mounted self-propelled artillery system. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • The Ukrainian manufacturer PJSC Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant has developed GerminaPublisher: Ukrainian Demining Services | Note: Supports broader product context by documenting the plant's Germina remote-controlled demining system, operational testing, maintenance role, and planned UDS deliveries. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • PRAT KZVV registry snapshotPublisher: Hosting Ukraine | Note: Public Ukrainian business-registry snapshot supporting alternate Ukrainian legal names, EDPRPOU code, active registration status, activity categories, and the KZVV trademark record. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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