The agency added that Poland will soon have 66 K9 Thunder howitzers, produced by the Hanwha Defense company, at its disposal.
"Today a shipment of 18 brand new K9A1 self-propelled howitzers arrived at the port of Gdynia," the agency wrote on X.
Poland is actively cooperating with South Korea in the military sphere, with the countries signing various arms deals in 2022-2023. Under these contracts, the Polish side will receive a total of 1,000 tanks, 600 howitzers, over 280 K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery systems and 48 FA-50 fighter jets.
Over the past years, Poland has been building up its national military power, citing "a possible conflict with Russia" as a pretext. Warsaw plans to recruit thousands of soldiers and revamp old equipment with newly purchased replacements from American and South Korean defense companies. At the same time, the previous cabinet has been stirring anti-Russian sentiment, backing Kiev amid Russia's special military operation and promoting sanctions against Moscow.
Russia, however, repeatedly stressed that it does not seek any conflict whatsoever with NATO or any Western country, while voicing concerns about the gradual encroachment of the military bloc towards its borders.