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Rosomak APC

The Rosomak is an 8x8 multi-purpose armored vehicle manufactured under the license from Finland's Patria. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced 01 April 2023 that 100 Rosomak armored personnel carriers will be purchased for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine ordered 100 Rosomak [Wolverine] multi-purpose armored vehicles, which are made in Poland under a Finnish license, Poland's prime minister said on 01 april 2023. "I bring an order placed yesterday by (Ukrainian) Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal for 100 Rosomaks that will be fabricated here," Mateusz Morawiecki said during a visit to the Rosomak manufacturing site in the southern Polish town of Siemianowice Slaskie. The order will be financed through funds that Poland has received from the European Union and US funds that Ukraine has received, he said, without providing details or the overall cost of the contract. The United States and its allies have provided Ukraine with a host of funding and weapons after Russia invaded its pro-Western ex-Soviet neighbor in February 2022.

The corresponding order will be submitted to the defense industry of Poland. According to him, the European Union and the United States will jointly pay for the purchase of these armored vehicles for Ukraine. “The Ukrainian army will purchase 100 Rosomak APCs from us, which are produced in Siemianowice Slaskie. Rosomaks are top armored personnel carriers. This purchase will be paid with EU and US funds,” Morawiecki said. The statement was made during his visit to the Zakladach Rosomak S.A. enterprise. The factory specializes in the production of armored vehicles and is part of the Polish state company Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ).

Ukraine will acquire 100 Polish Rosomak armored personnel carriers in different versions and with different weapons. Sebastian Chwalek, the head of the Polish Defense Industrial Group that produces these armored personnel carriers, said this on 04 March 2023 on the air of the Polsat TV channel. "Of course, we are preparing combat versions. We need such ones," he said, stressing that he could not provide details. "Of course, the vehicles will be in different configurations and with different weapons," Khvalek said. According to him, the manufacturer is "ready to quickly supply new products to the Ukrainian partner." "This will be the second largest military export contract with Ukraine in terms of the potential of the Polish defense complex," he added. The terms of delivery, as Chvalek emphasized, will depend on the contract.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced 08 April 2023 that Ukraine will receive 200 Rosomak [pl = "Wolverine"] armored personnel carriers from Poland, of which 100 will be delivered now and 100 later. "It is nice to end this week with good results for the state - in terms of weapons, international support, expanding our ties with the world, and our movement towards NATO. The most important thing these days is, of course, the visit to Poland, our agreements, our achievements. Poland has fulfilled everything declared regarding tanks: they are already in Ukraine, in particular the Leopards. There are new agreements regarding BMP - more than a hundred vehicles. As for armored personnel carriers - "Rosomak" - 200 vehicles. A hundred now, and a hundred later. There are also self-propelled mortars, additional missiles, MiGs , said Zelensky in his evening address.

President Zelenskyi and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki signed a letter of intent to cooperate on the supply of defense equipment in Warsaw on April 5. As reported by the press service of the Ukrainian president, the purpose of this is to ensure constant support and strengthening of the defense capabilities of the Armed Forces through the acquisition by Ukraine of Polish defense equipment, in particular Rosomak armored personnel carriers, Rak self-propelled mortars and missiles for portable anti-aircraft missile complexes "Perun".

On 6 April, Polish government representative Piotr Muller said that Ukraine had ordered 150 Rosomak armoured personnel carriers from Poland. which is 50 more than reported by the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki. The data of the defense agreement was announced by the government spokesman Piotr Müller. According to him, the day before, one of the main topics of the negotiations between Andrzej Duda and Volodymyr Zelenskyi was the purchase of Polish military equipment. As a result of the meeting, Ukraine signed a document on the purchase of 150 Rosomak armored personnel carriers, about 50 RAK self-propelled mortars (for three companies) and 100 PIORUN MANPADS missiles.

On April 1, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Ukraine would buy 100 Rosomak "armored personnel carriers of the highest class" from Poland. "The Ukrainian army will buy 100 "Wolverines" from us, which are produced in Semyanovytsy-Shlionskyi. "Wolverines" are armored personnel carriers of the highest class," Moravetsky wrote. Armia Ukrainy bought 100 pieces of Rosomaków, which are produced in Siemianowicz Slaskich.

Rosomak 8×8 multi-role military vehicle is a licensed variant of the Finnish Patria AMV wheeled armored vehicle, which is produced in Poland in both the BMP and APC versions, according to the contract dated December 2002. It was used in the war in Afghanistan. In total, 670 such armored personnel carriers have been produced so far. The armored personnel carrier is controlled by a crew of three people, while the landing compartment in the rear part of the vehicle is designed for eight soldiers. Paratroopers exit the armored personnel carrier through the aft door or upper hatches. Armor of the armored personnel carrier protects against 14.5 mm caliber bullets from the front and 7.62 caliber bullets from the sides. The vehicle develops a speed of 100 km/h and can overcome water obstacles at a speed of up to 10 km/h.

KTO Rosomak is a Polish wheeled armored personnel carrier (KTO) produced under the license of the Finnish Patria company since 2003 at the plant in Siemianowice Slaskie. The first vehicles entered service in 2005. The basic version of the vehicle is armed with a 30mm ATK Mk44 cannon and a 7.62mm UKM2000C machine gun in the Hitfist 30 turret. The KTO Rosomak is built in an 8x8 all-wheel drive system. It is powered by a Scania D1 12 turbocharged diesel engine with a capacity of 490HP, which allows the Rosomak, weighing about 22 tons, to accelerate to 100 km / h (on the road). The crew consists of 3 people, and the landing force is up to 8 soldiers.

Vehicles serving in Afghanistan were very often landed down to 6 soldiers. KTO Rosomak vehicles are used in the 17th Mechanized Brigade from Miedzyrzecz and the 12th Mechanized Brigade from Szczecin. On the basis of the Rosomak APC, in 2012 a prototype of the Rak self-propelled mortar was created, which since 2017 has been supplying units of the Polish army. The basic version of the vehicle is also undergoing modernization tests, mainly by: installing the remotely controlled ZSSW-30 turret, adding the Spike LR ATGM or installing new internal communication systems.

The Polish Armed Forces (in stock, under repair or on order) have approx. 670 copies of this vehicle. On the basis of the Rosomak armored personnel carrier, several variants of various purposes have been developed, which are in service with the Polish army. This type of armored personnel carrier participated in the war in Afghanistan. It is in service in Poland and the UAE.

Wolverine is a rather large predator from the order of carnivores (Carnivora), mustelid family (Mustelidae), genus Wolverines (Gulo). Pretty big animal. Stocky build, with an elongated torso, powerful legs. A head with an elongated muzzle and short, slightly protruding ears from the fur. The lower sides of the hand and foot are wide, densely covered with hair in winter, adapted for movement in the snow, claws are large. Wolverines are territorial: in their area, under favorable conditions, they spend their whole lives. Having separated from the brood, they develop an extensive, but quite definite habitat area. Wolverines, especially males, jealously protect their possessions from aliens. It hunts by stealth, from an ambush or by long pursuit, especially in deep snow, in which it almost does not get stuck.