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Ukraine’s war effort relies on old pickup trucks [1]
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Date: 2025-05-06 15:33:16+00:00
By contrast, American trucks need parts that can be hard for Ukrainian workshops to obtain — making them far less popular with the troops.
"Once we had to wait for 30 days just to get one crucial bolt delivered to Ukraine. The U.S. is so far away," said Ruslan Andriuk, executive manager at Nesemos Veteran Auto Hub — an outfit that employs military veterans to repair vehicles meant for frontline troops.
The use of non-military trucks is becoming a hallmark of the war.
“Cars are everything! It’s the way you resupply weapons to the positions; it’s how you evacuate the wounded from encirclement. Mobile air defense units use civilian pickup trucks when chasing Russian drones,” Andriuk said.
“You can transport up to 10 people, depending on the pickup model. And it's way easier to repair them. They are lighter than armored vehicles and easier to evacuate from in case of an attack,” he added.
Russia has adopted a similar policy, with its invading troops often relying on private vehicles and even motorbikes to swiftly navigate the front lines while avoiding the clouds of Ukrainian drones that quickly zoom in on tanks and armored personnel carriers.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-war-rely-pickup-truck-russia/
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