The fact that French self-propelled guns were captured by the Russian Armed Forces and sent to Uralvagonzavod for "reverse engineering" was previously reported on social networks by French politician Régis de Castelnau.
Uralvagonzavod asked him to "convey words of gratitude to President Macron for the donated self-propelled guns"
“Technique, of course, is so-so ... Not like our MSTA-S!
But nevertheless, it will come in handy on the farm, ”the plant’s Telegram account says.
The plant expressed its readiness to "disassemble" other copies.
In April, it became known about France's plans to send 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery mounts to Ukraine.
Macron then stated that he was striving to arm Ukraine "without crossing the red line", which is "not to be a party to the conflict."
In June, the French president decided to supply the Ukrainian army with six more CAESAR installations.
The DPR noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using French artillery of 155 mm caliber to shell Donetsk.
In particular, as stated in the Russian Investigative Committee, the Ukrainian military fired at a water canal in Donetsk from a CAESAR installation.
According to Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, the actions of the EU have reached the point where European weapons are now killing civilians in the Donbass.