2014 Russia-Ukraine War

120mm MO-120-AM50 in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine received ten Danish-supplied MW-50 120 mm mortars in 2024, placing the French-origin MO-120-AM50/AM50 mortar family in the full-scale phase of the Russia-Ukraine War as donated heavy mortar equipment.

Weapon profile120mm MO-120-AM50
SideUkraineRoleFire SupportTraining & Foreign Aid
120mm MO-120-AM50, 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, Artillery - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: WeaponSystems.net AM50 Indochina Image

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Denmark delivered ten MW-50 120 mm mortars to Ukraine in 2024.

Sources: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50

The transfer belongs to Denmark's wider Ukraine military-support effort, which publicly includes heavy mortar systems, medium-heavy mortar systems, and mortar shells.

Sources: Danish Ministry of Defence Ukraine Support

SIPRI's transfer coverage includes artillery systems and mortars of 100 mm or greater calibre and covers international sales and gifts for military users.

Sources: SIPRI Arms Transfers Coverage

The public sources used here do not verify a specific Ukrainian firing incident or unit assignment for the transferred MW-50 mortars.

Sources: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50, Danish Ministry of Defence Ukraine Support

Timeline

120mm MO-120-AM50 In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Danish MW-50 mortars delivered to Ukraine

    SIPRI records Denmark delivering ten MW-50 120 mm mortars to Ukraine in 2024.

    Sources: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The MO-120-AM50 appears in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through a Danish transfer to Ukraine during the full-scale phase of the conflict. SIPRI's arms-transfer register records Denmark supplying ten MW-50 120 mm mortars to Ukraine in 2024.

The evidence supports a transfer and Ukrainian inventory claim for the AM50/MW-50 mortar family. It does not, by itself, identify a Ukrainian unit, firing location, first round fired, or a specific battlefield incident involving those mortars.

Sources: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50, SIPRI Arms Transfers Coverage

Transfer context

Denmark's published Ukraine-support overview describes Danish and allied donations as part of Ukraine's defense effort and lists heavy mortar systems, medium-heavy mortar systems, and mortar shells among the categories donated to Ukraine. The same overview states that not all donations can be publicly disclosed in detail.

Within that broader Danish support lane, SIPRI provides the system-specific transfer record used here: ten MW-50 120 mm mortars delivered from Denmark to Ukraine in 2024. SIPRI's methodology treats artillery systems and mortars of 100 mm or greater calibre as covered major conventional weapons and includes international sales and gifts when the equipment is destined for another state's armed forces or similar military users.

Sources: Danish Ministry of Defence Ukraine Support, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50, SIPRI Arms Transfers Coverage

Battlefield role

In catalog terms, the transferred AM50/MW-50 mortars fit Ukraine's foreign-supplied fire-support inventory rather than a separate precision or air-defense role. The parent weapon record identifies the AM50 as a French Brandt smoothbore 120 mm heavy mortar, and technical references describe it as a towed or baseplate-fired infantry-support mortar.

The public record is therefore narrow: Denmark delivered ten MW-50 120 mm mortars to Ukraine in 2024, during the Russia-Ukraine War. No source used for this page verifies a specific combat use incident, casualty effect, or Ukrainian unit assignment for those ten mortars.

Sources: WeaponSystems.net MO-120-AM50, Military Periscope AM 50 Mortar, SIPRI Arms Transfers Database MW-50

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