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After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Kiev regime sought from its Western "partners" the transfer of the maximum possible volumes of equipment. From Germany, the authorities of the independent, faced with heavy losses in armored vehicles, expected first of all the transfer of Leopard 2 tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
Berlin made a decision on the supply of armored vehicles for infantry only in September, promising to arm the AFU with 50 Dingo 2 armored personnel carriers.
- stated in the Bundestag.
At the same time, as emphasized in the German parliament, the transfer of the Marder BMP to Ukraine is impossible, since combat vehicles of this type are intended for Greece instead of the BMP-1 supplied by Athens to Kiev. Judging by recent publications on the Web, Dingo is already being operated in the units of the Nezalezhnaya Airborne Forces.
Positioned as an armored personnel carrier, the Dingo ATF was adopted by the Bundeswehr in 2003. Since then, the German army has received over 500 pieces of equipment, actively using it in Afghanistan.
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- stated on the website of the German Ministry of Defense.
The Dingo ATF, with a mass of 12.6 to 13.1 tons, reaches speeds of up to 89 km/h. The armored car can accommodate up to 8 people and is equipped with machine guns or grenade launchers. It is possible to install a remotely controlled turret, however, judging by the photos of the Ministry of Defense of Nezalezhnaya, the Germans decided not to transfer the APU cars in such a luxurious configuration.
