Comment on Ukraine has captured so many weapons that Russia is 'competing with Western countries' to supply it with arms, Ukrainian colonel

Ukraine has captured so many weapons that Russia is 'competing with Western countries' to supply it with arms, Ukrainian colonel

A Ukrainian soldier atop an abandoned Russian tank in eastern Ukraine in September 2022.JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine has recovered a vast array of Russian military equipment and is putting it to use. That includes 800 pieces of artillery, tanks, and other vehicles, Deutsche Welle reports. But experts say there are limits to how well Ukraine can make use of the equipment. Ukraine is turning hundreds of pieces of military equipment captured from Russia back on the invading forces, a new report says.Ukraine has scooped up over 800 Russian artillery systems, armored vehicles, and other weaponry since the start of the war, including 300 tanks, Deutsche Welle reports.Those have then been repaired where necessary, examined for crucial military-tech information, and often put back on the battlefield to be pointed directly back at their former owners, the outlet reports.

 

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