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The Ukraine repair shop: where Russian tanks go to change sides
The Guardian ^ | February 3, 2023 | Daniel Boffey

Posted on 02/03/2023 6:21:00 AM PST by Timber Rattler

The first task is to wipe off or cover up the Z, says Anatoly, 44, of the call sign infamously daubed on Russian hardware involved in the war in Ukraine. “We don’t want friendly fire later on.” Then the mechanics get to work.

In a secret location in Ukraine, within a vast warehouse that could be mistaken for a tank graveyard, what was once Russian – Soviet, in many cases – is being turned Ukrainian.

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But for all the efforts of the Nato allies, it is Russia that is unwittingly, and yet by some margin, Ukraine’s biggest donor of tanks today.

Oryx, the open-source Dutch intelligence defence analysis website, has collected photographs of of 546 captured Russian tanks. It will be just a fraction of the total haul that were either abandoned by the fleeing Russian forces or seized in bloody battle.

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In some cases the Ukrainian army has set about getting such vehicles back on the field of battle under their flag. “But the state is busy repairing Ukrainian tanks,” says Roman Sinicyn, 37, a coordinator at the Serhiy Prytula Foundation, a charity managing this operation in partnership with an engineering company whose name is being withheld to avoid identification of the plant site.

As a result, civil society has stepped in. A host of private companies have set aside their usual business to get in the game of refurbishing killing machines: the tanks, armoured vehicles, missile systems and other lethal hardware left behind.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: amiglowing; andmoremoneytoukr; ciapropaganda; europe; fanofwar; howmicmakesmoney; ilovewar; nato; nsanews; prowarpropaganda; singleissuefreeper; ukraine; war
It's not the U.S., Britain, or Germany who are the biggest donors of tanks ot Ukraine, but the Russians themselves!


1 posted on 02/03/2023 6:21:00 AM PST by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

That’s a relief! They obviously don’t need $Billions more taxpayer funded tanks and other expensive high tech armament. The question is: How are Slow Joe and his money going to launder money back into their own pockets through this type of operation? He better get on the horn and let ZEl and company know that they need to can whoever is in charge of this.


2 posted on 02/03/2023 6:35:24 AM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: Timber Rattler
Sorry for the typo...

The question is: How are Slow Joe and his money cronies going to launder money back into their own pockets through this type of operation?

3 posted on 02/03/2023 6:38:17 AM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Ukrainians are ingenious and creative

russians are regimented and dull


4 posted on 02/03/2023 6:38:18 AM PST by Sunsong
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To: Timber Rattler

Glad that made the news. I hope it helps Russia find the warehouse and punch it with a couple Iskanders.


5 posted on 02/03/2023 7:13:42 AM PST by Tacticalman
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To: Sunsong
Ukrainians are ingenious and creative

russians are regimented and dull


6 posted on 02/03/2023 7:43:45 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Tacticalman
So you are cheering for the rus nazi pigs because Alex Jones and Q told you that's the way to weaken the “deep state” and globalists ? Or you are simply another kacap ?
7 posted on 02/04/2023 4:42:13 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246

I saw Zelensky’s video. Ukes are just fighting so they can cornhole each other.


8 posted on 02/04/2023 12:25:22 PM PST by Tacticalman
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To: Tacticalman

Fascinating. Explain.


9 posted on 02/05/2023 1:31:50 PM PST by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246
Do you understand the lyrics? There are translations in the comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgOSrw9Q8rc

Z is telling everyone what is important to him in this video.

"One, two, three for Yulia(Timoshenko-ukraine third nazi party leader), for Lyashko(ukranian gay politician). Gay parade this is our mace, we will dance against Moskals (Russians)"
10 posted on 02/06/2023 5:23:58 AM PST by Tacticalman
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“Z is telling everyone what is important to him in this video.”

That's some friggin parody made years before the Z became a politician.

11 posted on 02/06/2023 9:26:07 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
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