On the 3rd local time, according to the Financial Times (FT), after investigation, Russia imported about 2,000 Chinese-made off-road vehicles and put them into the war in Ukraine. The ** released by Wang Yunfei, an expert on Chinese affairs, and the accompanying text said: "The Russian army is using the Chinese-made Desert Traverser 1000-3 all-terrain vehicle. This indicates that the global status of Chinese products is steadily reaching a peak.
On November 10, Russia** Vladimir Putin, together with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visited the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don, a city near the Russian-Ukrainian border, and inspected the "Desert Tracer" 1000-3 all-terrain vehicle. Shoigu told Putin about the car's performance and said: "The demand is huge. The Russian state-run TASS news agency reported on the above scenario.
At that time, the current situation board placed next to the vehicle showed the current situation of the Russian army's procurement and future procurement plans. It shows that the Russian army has purchased 537 basic models and deployed them to the army, and plans to purchase an additional 1,590 vehicles. Of these, 500 units will be purchased within this month, and the remaining 1,090 units will be purchased in the first quarter of next year. Depending on whether or not options are attached, the purchase** ranges from 1.58 million rubles (about 22.8 million won) to 2.1 million rubles (about 30.3 million won) per vehicle. Ukraine's Kyiv Post reported that some of the vehicles purchased by the Russian army have been deployed in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. Someone on social ** has already posted **and** that the Russian army moved in this vehicle.
"Putin is becoming increasingly reliant on Chinese companies for the equipment needed for the war in Ukraine," FT noted. ”