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Ukrainian welders turn donated vehicles into army transport

A Ukrainian flag placed over the Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag, sit on items that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a car welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Ukraine’s military has put up a resistance to Russia’s invasion that has surprised some observers. One of its weapons is a parallel army of volunteers who are busy mobilizing funding and supplies ranging from body armor to cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, shows the underground bunker he takes shelter in when the air siren goes off, as he works on a vehicle that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. “Until yesterday it was only a basement,” Datsenko said. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Welding engineer Artem Pastushyna, 27, welds parts for a vehicle that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Only a small number of the vehicles have been adapted with steel plates and camouflage like this, he says. “Many cars from Europe are driven directly from the front line.” (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, works on a vehicle that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, pauses during an interview at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Datsenko says he was ready like all Ukrainian men to be called up to fight. But he had no combat experience, meaning his time was yet to come. Until then, he said, “I’m doing what I can.” (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Welding engineer Artem Pastushyna, 27, welds parts for a vehicle that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. “Any vehicles are very much in demand on the front line” by commanders, says Pastushyna. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, works on a vehicle that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. “Our victory depends on us,” says Datsenko. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, places the Ukrainian Insurgent Army flag on items that will be sent to soldiers on the frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Ukraine’s military has put up a resistance to Russia’s invasion that has surprised some observers. One of its weapons is a parallel army of volunteers who are busy mobilizing funding and supplies ranging from body armor to cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Car welder Ostap Datsenko, 31, works on a donated pickup truck so a volunteer can drive it to frontlines, at a welding workshop in Lviv, western Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Datsenko says he was ready like all Ukrainian men to be called up to fight. But he had no combat experience, meaning his time was yet to come. Until then, he said, “I’m doing what I can.” (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)