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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

‘A joke that went out of control’: crowdfunding weapons for Ukraine’s war

One of the FV103 Spartan APCs that are on their way to Ukraine.
One of the FV103 Spartan APCs that are on their way to Ukraine. Photograph: Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation

By Christmas, 50 hardly used FV103 Spartan armoured personnel carriers (APCs), until recently the property of the British army, and currently in warehouses in secret locations across the UK, will arrive on the frontline in Ukraine’s war with Russia in time for the toughest winter conditions.

The transfer, the largest of such APCs to Ukraine, is not due to British munificence nor to procurement by the Ukrainian ministry of defence.

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