Ukraine’s Come Back Alive fund buys 11 armored vehicles for army

The Come Back Alive Charity Foundation purchased the first 11 special armored vehicles for Ukrainian defenders

Rubryka reports, referring to the Facebook of the head of the foundation, Taras Chmut.

What is the problem?

Currently, the Ukrainian military has a catastrophic lack of armored special-purpose vehicles. Thus, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine appealed to allied countries for help providing such armored vehicles in sufficient quantity.

As Rubryka reported, Germany was also addressed with such a request. However, the German government refused to supply Ukraine with Dingo armored vehicles, of which the Bundeswehr has more than 500 units.

What is the solution?

"Finally, it happened. The Come Back Alive Foundation implemented the first agreement on 11 special LC-79 APC-SH Fighter-2 armored vehicles. The procurement began in March and was successfully implemented only from the third agreement.

It is the next step in providing the army with vehicles–not only new pickups, but also cars of a higher class, light armored vehicles, and in the future, full-fledged armored cars," Chmut emphasized.

According to the fund's chairman, the purchase price was 2.321 million euros.

The Come Back Alive chief thanked all benefactors and noted that the fund plans to purchase more armored vehicles, weapons, and technical means for victory in the future.

How does it work?

They will be handed over to 36 separate brigades of marines named after Rear-Admiral Mykhailo Bilinskyi; these troops defended Mariupol's Azovstal plant and are taking an active part in the liberation of the Ukrainian south.

Chmut added that the LC-79 is a Toyota Land Cruider 79 proven by decades of operation, armored per the 2nd level of STANAG 4569 of the NATO countries.

The machine holds armor-piercing bullets from AKM and steel-core bullets from a machine gun. Anti-fragment protection provides resistance against the detonation of a 155-mm projectile at a distance of 100 m, and anti-mine protection against the explosion of two hand grenades under the bottom of the case.

Chmut also noted that the vehicles would be retrofitted with regular 12.7/7.62-mm machine guns or 40-mm grenade launchers directly in the troops.

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