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Awaiting aid, Ukraine salvaged damaged weapons

Nick Connolly in Ukraine
April 20, 2024

As US support for Kyiv slowed to a trickle, Ukraine was forced to improvise to keep front-line troops supplied. DW's Nick Connolly met with engineers who cannibalized scrap artillery at a Ukrainian military facility.

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