British Farmers Donate Own Off-Road Vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
20 November, 2023 Off-road vehicles were donated by British farmers for the needs of the Armed Forces. Photo credits: Lviv Regional Military Administration British farmers have donated more than 35 off-road vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, posted this on Facebook. British farmers and volunteers personally drove these off-road vehicles to Lviv, and then handed them over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Among the vehicles were such models as: Mitsubishi L200, Toyota Hilux, Nissan X-Trail, Land Rover Defender, etc.
A joint photo of volunteers and Armed Forces personnel during the off-road vehicles handover ceremony.
Photo credits: Lviv Regional Military Administration
According to Maksym Kozytskyi, the vehicles were handed over to the Air Command "West" of the Air Force of Ukraine, the 24th Mechanized Brigade, the 125th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 150th Brigade and other formations. This is not the first such assistance from our British colleagues. Since March, the Pickups for Peace Foundation has provided more than 260 off-road vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The fund was organized by British farmer Mark Laird, who has been supporting the Ukrainian military since 2014. These off-road vehicles will improve the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units at the front and provide better mobility.
The ceremony of handing over off-road vehicles donated by the British to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photo credits: Lviv Regional Military Administration
As Militarnyi previously reported, the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom has handed Ukraine a winter aid package to equip military personnel with appropriate clothing for the cold weather.
This assistance is aimed at equipping the Ukrainian military with new uniforms on the eve of winter.
The published list of assistance includes:
- 82,000+ helmets;
- 25,000+ sets of winter clothing;
- 10,000+ sets of body armor;
- 70,000+ MREs.
In addition to military aid, the UK government is encouraging local defense companies to work more closely with Ukrainian arms manufacturers to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and increase the production of military equipment.