‘A thousand rockets, just lying there’: Ukrainian soldiers refurbish Russian weapons

For the past six months, Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers in the Dnipropetrovsk region have been recycling weapons left behind by Russian soldiers pushed back by Ukraine’s counteroffensive. “A thousand rockets were just lying there,” Ukrainian soldier Stepan told FRANCE 24. “The Russians left them behind, so we took them.” Stocked in a workshop, the equipment is refurbished, repurposed and eventually used on the Ukrainian front line. As the front line slowly moves forward, the workshop goes with them.