Metinvest handed over five SUVs worth UAH 3 million to the Armed Forces

Metinvest group through the «Steel Front» military initiative, handed over five SUVs with a total value of 3 million UAH to the fighters of the unified assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine “Lyut”. This is stated in the press release of Metinvest.Media.

“Lyut” is the only brigade from the Offensive Guard, created on the basis of the National Police, working in the area of ​​Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka.

«Today, this is one of the hottest areas of the front. Cars here are becoming «expendable material», so timely updating of the fleet of equipment is an extremely important task,» the company notes.

In total, Metinvest purchased almost 500 vehicles of various purposes for the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

«Vehicles on the front line perform many functions: delivery of personnel, ammunition, products, evacuation of the wounded, transportation of doctors. We try to keep the car as long as possible, but there are often cases when it can work for a day, two, a week – and it’s gone,» says colonel, deputy commander of the combined assault brigade “Lyut” Roman Polishchuk.

Transport for the military was purchased in Scandinavia. These are Nissan Navara – four-wheel drive cars that can overcome any off-road and transport almost a ton of cargo.

«Right now there is a shortage of cars in Europe, but we find them in the Scandinavian countries. We drive the cars and carry out their full service so that the guys can drive and not worry that the car will stop somewhere in the battle,» explains Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of the project office of Metinvest Group’s CEO.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Metinvest since the beginning of the war in Ukraine systematically supports both the state and the military. During this period, UAH 4.2 billion was allocated to military and civilian needs. More than UAH 2 billion has been allocated to support the Ukrainian army.