Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Tanks

 Washington Post: Captured Russian tanks and equipment are coveted trophies — and a headache - Ukrainian forces have seized hundreds of tanks and other military vehicles, but many are languishing as they wait for repairs and spare parts By Samantha Schmidt,  Isabelle Khurshudyan and  Serhii Korolchuk  

The BMP-3, armed with a 100mm machine gun and a 30mm cannon, was one of the few of its kind that the Ukrainian military had seized from the Russians since the start of the invasion. But about a month ago, after weeks of being operated by Ukrainian soldiers, its engine compartment and fueling system began to fail.

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