British-made FV104 Samaritan evacuation vehicle in the trophy foreign weapons collection

18.05.24 - The servicemen of the motorised rifle brigade of the Vostok Group of Forces Army Corps were able to take the damaged British-made FV104 Samaritan evacuation vehicle to the rear area for repairs. The vehicle has already been repaired and is prepared to replenish the trophy foreign weapons collection.
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The evacuation of the British vehicle from the battlefield at night was carried out by personnel of the evacuation team. The vehicle was then delivered to the brigade's repair and maintenance unit, where the servicemen carried out short-term repairs and maintenance.
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The Samaritan FV104 is one of the variants of Combat Armoured Reconnaissance tracked armoured fighting vehicles. It was commissioned in 1976 to the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom. It holds up to 6 people.
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'The UK supplied this vehicle to Ukraine. In total, 100 such vehicles have been produced. This is one of them, it can be used as a rare collection exhibit, it is very valuable. The history of this vehicle is very long. It has been manufactured in the UK since the 70s, it can evacuate four people, the crew is two people. It has mine protection, which very much helps the crew,' expert in repairing the motor vehicles of the Army Corps of the Vostok Group of Forces with call sign 'German' said. Source 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry