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The APU has received British FV103 Spartan armored personnel carriers, pictures of armored vehicles are actively distributed by Ukrainian social networks and TG channels.
London promised to deliver these armored personnel carriers to Kiev two months ago, but they have reached Ukraine only now. The number of cars transferred and in what configuration they were transferred is unknown. It is reported that part of the armored vehicles is already in the Donbas and soon Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups will move on British armored personnel carriers. However, complaints about big problems with the transmission and ignition system of these armored personnel carriers have already gone from the riders.
The FV103 Spartan is a tracked armored personnel carrier of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance family, adopted by the British Army in 1978. It was intended for the transportation of special teams, in particular anti-aircraft groups. The crew is 3 people, the landing party is 4 people. Armament - one 7.62 mm machine gun. The armor provides protection in the frontal projection from bullets of 14.5 mm caliber, in the side - 7.62 mm. The speed on the highway is 70 km/h, the power reserve is 480 km.
According to the head of the British Foreign Ministry, Liz Truss, London will continue to supply the Ukrainian army with weapons. She stressed that the UK is in third place in terms of military assistance to Ukraine and the first to start supplying weapons to Kiev. According to her, the UK government should ignore the statements that the people are tired of the war and continue to supply weapons to Ukraine.
- said Truss, adding that London believes in the victory of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield.
