So soldiers are auctioning defunct weapons and war footage to raise money for supplies and weapons. Soldiers told the Times that several units fighting Russian forces in Ukraine have to buy their own weapons and supplies, usually relying on outside donations. Ruslan Zubariev, for example, made money off a viral video of him single-handedly killing a group of Russian soldiers with a rocket launcher. "We don't get that stuff issued to us," Zubariev told the Times. "Civilians don't realize that if they're tired and stop donating, it doesn't mean the war is over," Zubariev told the Times.

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Persons: —, Soldiers, Ruslan Zubariev, Zubariev Organizations: Service, New York Times, Times, 92nd Mechanized Brigade Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv