Large shipment of ammunition from Iran to Russia

According to an analysis of shipping traffic in the waters of the Caspian Sea, on January 10, two Russian-flagged ships left the Iranian port of Amirabat carrying about 200 containers of weapons. Two days later, they stopped off the coast of Turkmenistan for a few days before arriving in Astrakhan, Russia on January 27. On February 3, the ships resumed their journey, she told Sky News along with her own sources, who requested anonymity.

In addition to about 100 million rounds for pistols, machine guns and assault rifles, Russia imported about 300,000 from Iran. grenades, mortars, artillery and anti-tank shells and 10,000. Bulletproof vests and helmets. Officials in Moscow had to pay for these supplies in cash. The exact amount is unknown, but British TV sources described it as “significant”.

Iran stood on the wrong side of history; However, the fact that the aggressor will lose many ammunitions during the war is a sign that he will have to seek the support of a “coalition of weak countries”, such as Iran or North Korea, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko assessed in an interview. Sky News.

As emphasized in Wednesday’s analysis, Iran’s support will not be enough for Russian troops in the long run, since – according to various estimates – the invasion forces consume 20,000 to 20,000 people on the front. Up to 70,000 cannonballs per day.

In August 2022, Russia began purchasing kamikaze drones from Iran, and mass battlefield use in Ukraine began in September. Unmanned aerial vehicles, mainly Shahed-136 machines, are used to attack civilian targets and critical infrastructure facilities in almost the entire region of the country. The government in Tehran continues to deny having supplied Moscow with its drones.

The United States has been warning for months that Iran’s arms cooperation with Russia, including the West, could expand. Missile deliveries.