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2024-03-05 15:07:22 UTC - HELPFUL
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Funds to arm Ukraine are used stateside to build new weapons or to replace items sent to Kyiv. Old Bradleys out of stockpile generated an economic boost and taxes to pay teachers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/ukraine-military-aid-american-economy-boost/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-weapons-package-ukraine-includes-50-bradley-fighting-vehicles-officials-2023-01-05/ https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts Ukranians highly valued Bradleys https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukrainian-soldiers-owe-lives-us-supplied-bradley-vehicles/story?id=100479782 The insigna is a cossack cross, existing since 1500s https://www.weareukraine.info/special/the-backstory-about-the-sense-of-the-white-cross-used-by-the-ukrainian-troops-to-mark-their-vehicles-during-the-latest-counteroffensive-in-the-kharkiv-region/
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