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Ukrainian mechanics are working on the frontlines to rapidly fix and convert captured vehicles. One mechanic told The New York Times that Russian vehicles have been vital in the counteroffensive. "Without the Russian captured vehicles, we would not manage to keep going," he told The Times. "Without the Russian captured vehicles, we would not manage to keep going," he told The Times. He said the brigade captured more than 20 Russian vehicles in the past six weeks of Ukraine's counteroffensive.
Persons: , Hammer, Oleksandr Saruba, Michael Kofman, Kofman Organizations: New York Times, Times, Service, 35th Marine Brigade, Deutsche Welle, Carnegie Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian
That includes 800 pieces of artillery, tanks, and other vehicles, Deutsche Welle reports. "Russia is competing with Western countries to supply weapons to Ukraine," Col. Oleksandr Saruba told Deutsche Welle. Ukraine has been making use of captured weapons and armor since the outset of the war — in March 2022 it announced that it had captured 24 Uragan missiles and had aimed them back at the enemy. Despite the constant work of Ukrainian repair shops, some captured vehicles use modern parts that aren't manufactured in Ukraine, which still relies heavily on Soviet-era tanks. This has caused the loss of a sizable chunk of the Western-supplied vehicles Ukraine has deployed, leading to a shift in tactics, multiple reports say.
Persons: Col, Oleksandr Saruba, Saluba, Deutsche Welle, Michael Kofman, Kofman, Valery Zaluzhny Organizations: Deutsche Welle, Service, Grad, Deutsche, Russia, Carnegie Endowment, Washington Post Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine's
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