Organizer of the collection: Endowment Fund for Ukraine (Gift for Putin)
https://www.zbraneproukrajinu.cz/kampane/1000-rpg
Campaign guarantor: Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic
Implementation: Team 4 Ukraine
After the meeting of our team and Martin O. from DPP in the command bunker of the brigade in the summer of 2023, we had up-to-date information about the needs of the brigade. Anti-tank weapons were one of the needs we assessed we could help with. DPP organized a fundraiser for these weapons and collected over CZK 23,000,000 from donors. For this amount, 1,000 RPG-75 M anti-tank weapons could be purchased, which will enable the brigade to destroy the heavy equipment of the Russian occupiers. It is a gift for Putin on the 55th anniversary of the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
Our organization was then supposed to ensure the transport of RPGs directly to Kupjansk to the 41st Mechanized Brigade.
What is an RPG?
Reactive anti-tank grenade. We ordered a thousand of them from a renowned Czech manufacturer. And what did we choose? RPG-75 M, which is a hand-held recoilless weapon with a built-in single-use cumulative grenade. It is designed to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. The RPG-75 has a cumulative effect on homogeneous armor of at least 300 mm at a target firing distance of 300 m. The weapon has a telescopic arrangement in the transport position and is 630 mm long, in the combat position the length of the weapon is 890 mm. The initial speed of the projectile is 189m/s.
Thanks to the supporters of Ukraine, the necessary amount was collected, and our people handed over the weapons to the brigade leadership on 16.3.2024. We will release more detailed information in the coming days.
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