As part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative, mining and metallurgical group Metinvest has handed over 33 vehicles – pickups and off-road vehicles – worth a total of UAH 25 million to a brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard.
According to a press release, the group continues to enhance the mobility of Ukrainian units on the front lines.
It is specified that the vehicles were purchased across Europe and are mainly high-clearance vehicles that have already proven themselves in combat conditions. Among those handed over are Mitsubishi L200, Volkswagen Amarok, VW Transporter, and other models. Some of the vehicles are equipped with additional protection and reinforced running gear.
The transfer of equipment took place taking into account the needs of the brigade: some of the vehicles are already on combat missions, while the rest are being retrofitted.
“For Metinvest and Steel Front, this is systematic work – we regularly provide the military with transport, electronic warfare equipment, shelters, drones, and other equipment. This batch of vehicles is another step in this support strategy,” commented Alexander Vodoviz, Head of the CEO’s Office at Metinvest.
Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group has handed over three 3D printers to the National Guard of Ukraine as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative.
According to a press release, the important batch of aid was handed over to the NGU servicemen: three 3D printers and 18 kilograms of special plastic for printing components.
“Printing components on such printers is now a very popular technology among the military. It was not easy to find the equipment, it took us about 1.5 months. However, the 3D printers have been purchased and our defenders are already using them in their own workshops,” said Alexander Mironenko, Chief Operating Officer of Metinvest Group, as quoted by the press service.
According to Andriy Belyaev, commander of the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, the 3D printers will be used to quickly print and replace some spare parts that can only be produced with such modern equipment.
“First of all, it will be used for automotive equipment. It will also be used to repair reconnaissance drones used to protect critical state facilities within the area of responsibility of the National Guard of Ukraine,” said Belyaev.
“Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies. The group’s enterprises are located mainly in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The main shareholders of the holding are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%), which jointly manage it. Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
