2014 Russia-Ukraine War

120 KRH 92 in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian forces were documented with Finnish-made 120 KRH 92 / 120 KRH 85-92 heavy mortars in August 2022, making the mortar part of Ukraine's externally supplied indirect-fire inventory during the full-scale phase of the war.

Weapon profile120 KRH 92
SideUkraineRoleFire SupportTraining & Foreign Aid
120 KRH 92, 120 mm heavy mortar, Artillery - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: Wikimedia Commons 120 Krh 92 Helsinki 2012

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Finnish-made 120 KRH 92 mortars were identified in Ukrainian Defense Forces possession in August 2022.

Sources: Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars, Army Recognition 120 KRH 92 Ukraine

Oryx listed 120 mm 120 KRH 85/92 heavy mortars among Finnish-delivered armament observed in Ukrainian use.

Sources: Oryx Finnish aid to Ukraine

Finland does not routinely disclose detailed contents, delivery methods, or schedules of Ukraine aid packages for operational reasons.

Sources: Finnish Ministry of Defence Ukraine Support

The documented role was Ukrainian 120 mm heavy-mortar fire support, with public reporting identifying a towed Vammas mortar and no confirmed public quantity or unit.

Sources: Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars, Army Recognition 120 KRH 92 Ukraine, Oryx Finnish aid to Ukraine

Timeline

120 KRH 92 In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Ukrainian-service 120 KRH 92 mortars reported

    Militarnyi reported that OSINT researchers had spotted Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars in Ukrainian Defense Forces possession from a photo showing their use.

    Sources: Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars

  2. Army Recognition republishes the identification

    Army Recognition reported that Ukraine Weapons Tracker had spotted Finnish-made 120 KRH 92 mortars in Ukrainian Defense Forces possession and described the photographed weapon as a Vammas 120 KRH 85/92 mortar of the Ukrainian army.

    Sources: Army Recognition 120 KRH 92 Ukraine

  3. Oryx lists Finnish 120 KRH 85/92 heavy mortars

    Oryx's Finland aid list included 120 mm 120 KRH 85/92 heavy mortars among Finnish-delivered armament observed in Ukrainian use, with the entry dated to August 2022.

    Sources: Oryx Finnish aid to Ukraine

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The 120 KRH 92 appears in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through open-source reporting from August 2022 that placed Finnish-made 120 mm heavy mortars in Ukrainian Defense Forces possession. Militarnyi reported on 16 August 2022 that OSINT researchers had identified 120 KRH 92 mortars with Ukrainian forces from a photo showing mortar use.

Army Recognition repeated the identification the next day and described the photographed weapon as a Finnish-made Vammas 120 KRH 85/92 mortar of the Ukrainian army. Oryx's Finland aid tracker later listed 120 mm 120 KRH 85/92 heavy mortars among Finnish-delivered armament observed in Ukrainian use.

Sources: Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars, Army Recognition 120 KRH 92 Ukraine, Oryx Finnish aid to Ukraine

Transfer and fielding

The public record supports Ukrainian fielding but not an exact delivery date, quantity, unit assignment, or battlefield location for the photographed mortars. The first published identification came in mid-August 2022, several months into Russia's full-scale invasion, and Oryx grouped the mortars with Finnish military aid whose contents were partly reconstructed from observed equipment.

Finland's Ministry of Defence states that Finland provides defence materiel assistance to Ukraine but does not give detailed information on contents, delivery methods, or schedules for operational reasons and to ensure deliveries reach their destination. That official policy explains why the 120 KRH 92's Ukrainian-service record is based on observed equipment rather than an itemized Finnish announcement naming the mortar.

Sources: Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars, Oryx Finnish aid to Ukraine, Finnish Ministry of Defence Ukraine Support

Battlefield role

In Ukrainian service, the 120 KRH 92 filled a conventional heavy-mortar fire-support role. The photographed and cataloged system was a 120 mm towed mortar, and the conflict-specific reports identify it as Ukrainian mortar equipment rather than as a vehicle, launcher, or precision strike system.

The same reporting describes the 120 KRH 92 as a Finnish-made Vammas mortar and gives public performance context: a roughly 500 kg towed system with a 2 m tube, a 12-15 round-per-minute rate of fire, and a 0.25-7.5 km firing range. Those figures support the role description but do not by themselves prove a separate firing incident beyond the August 2022 photographic identification.

Sources: Army Recognition 120 KRH 92 Ukraine, Militarnyi Finnish 120 KRH 92 mortars

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