Russian military seize a lot of captured equipment during a special military operation in Ukraine, Western-supplied Ukrainian army. This equipment and weapons are sent to Russia, where they are carefully studied. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in an interview with the TV channel “Russia 1”.
As Shoigu noted, almost all types of weapons fell into the hands of the Russian military, supplied by the USA to Ukraine. In particular, M777 howitzers are already in Russia, US-made MLRS HIMARS sung by Ukrainians, as well as all NLAW and Javelin anti-tank systems, who rushed the APU to hundreds of positions. And the old Stinger MANPADS, weapon, various armored vehicles often fall into the hands of Russian and republican military. Basically all weapons, supplied by the West to Ukraine, has long been studied, no surprises there.
According to the head of the military department, mainly Western countries supply Kyiv “all sorts of junk”, there are very few really new equipment and weapons. New, fell into the hands of the Russian military, learn how to deal with them.
Of course, them [captured weapons] engaged in our science, and our industry. Looking from both sides. first – these are the possibilities of dealing with this weapon, how and what can be countered. On the other hand – what can hurt him, its main disadvantages- he added.
Thus it can be stated, that the vaunted American MLRS HIMARS, the loss of which is denied by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov, not only destroyed by Russian troops, but even fell into the hands of the Russian military as trophies.
As previously reported, all weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces of Soviet Union, captured as trophies, transferred to the armament of the NM units of the DPR and LPR.
