Russia gave Iran 140 million euros and ammunition in exchange for drones for war in Ukraine, according to ‘Sky News’

Russia gave Iran 140 million euros in cash and Western ammunition in August in exchange for dozens of drones to use in the invasion of Ukraine, the British chain said on Tuesday. Skynews.

A Russian military plane transported to a Tehran airport on August 20 anti-tank missiles of the British model NLAW and the American Javelin, as well as an American anti-aircraft missile Stingerindicated a source from the security sector who has maintained his anonymity to “Sky News”.

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The weapons were part of a consignment of military equipment sent by the United Kingdom and the United States destined for the Ukrainian Army that “fell into Russian hands”, according to that source.

With those missiles, Tehran can study your design and carry out “reverse engineering” to copy themmaintains the British chain.

In return, Iran handed over 160 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia. including one hundred Shahed-136 drones, according to the source consulted by the channel, which assures that Moscow and Tehran reached a new agreement “in the last days” to deliver more drones worth 200 million euros.

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The Iranian government denies that it is militarily supporting Russia in the Ukraine war, although its foreign minister admitted this week that it supplied drones to Moscow. “months before” of the conflict.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, assured that his Army shoots down “at least ten Iranian drones every day”, while Ukraine’s military intelligence stated on Tuesday that the components of some of the downed devices suggest that they were manufactured when the Russian invasion had already begun.

Source: Elcomercio

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