The blog also added that M2F machine gun models had been provided to combat small drones, which the Russian army had increasingly been using in recent months. One Ukrainian source, on condition of anonymity, reported that the machine guns could be mounted on Turkish BMC Kirpi armored vehicles, which had been delivered to Ukraine last year. Türkiye and its stance on the war in Ukraine Türkiye has taken an ambiguous position since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On one hand, the country claims to support Ukraine's territorial integrity, but on the other hand, Türkiye has chosen not to join the sanctions and occasionally engages in official dialogue with the Kremlin. A year ago, it was reported that the Turkish government supplied 50 Kirpi mine-resistant armored vehicles to the Ukrainian military. At the end of July, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that his country was ready to make its contribution to ending the war in Ukraine.