The soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion have received German Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles.

The news was published on the unit’s page.

The unit most likely received a batch of 20 vehicles, which Germany transferred in July this year.

Thus, the 225th Separate Assault Battalion became the fourth unit of the Armed Forces to receive these infantry fighting vehicles. They are also actively used by the 25th Airborne, 82nd Air Assault, and, more recently, the 100th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces.

In total, according to public estimates of the Oryx project, Germany, together with Denmark, has transferred 120 Marder combat vehicles and is preparing another 20 units for shipment.

Used German infantry fighting vehicles undergo major repairs and modernization before being shipped to Ukraine. The relevant work is being carried out at Rheinmetall’s facilities in Unterluss and Kassel.

Last month, Rheinmetall set up the process of repairing and servicing vehicles in Ukraine at local facilities. This should significantly reduce logistics and simplify the process of repairing damaged equipment.

Reinforcement of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion

In April of this year, units of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion were reinforced with Ukrainian-made armored vehicles.

The soldiers received 15 Kozak-2M1 MRAP vehicles and 25 Kozak-5 armored vehicles manufactured by Practika.

In May, soldiers of the 225th Brigade captured the latest Russian main battle tank, the T-90M Proryv.

The tank was hit in the engine and transmission compartment and could not move on its own. Over the course of eight months, other brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces made 12 attempts to pull the tank to the rear, during which the T-90M was moved, but could not be fully evacuated.

Given the impossibility of repair, the damaged trophy vehicle was transferred to the 10th Department of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine for examination.