Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly handed over Western weapons and equipment captured in the war to Iran, reports the United States media CNN, citing sources.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly handed over Western weapons and equipment captured in the war to Iran, reports the United States media CNN, citing sources.
The media points out that over the past year, the governments of Western countries have recorded several cases where Russian troops acquired small, portable types of weapons, including anti-tank missile launchers “Javelin” and “Stinger” anti-aircraft missile systems.
In most cases, Russia has handed over the seized weapons to Iran. According to CNN, citing sources, the Iranian military is trying to create copies of these weapons, but Moscow is thus pressuring Tehran to continue supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. officials don’t see it as a major or systematic problem, but acknowledge that such arms transfers are difficult to track.
According to CNN, the Ukrainian military reports to the Pentagon all cases where Russian troops have seized American weapons.
It is not clear whether Iran has been able to successfully use the weapons supplies seized in Ukraine to its advantage to develop weapons production in Iran. In the past, Tehran has succeeded, CNN summarizes.
