Two russian ships were transporting weapons from Iran
8.03.2023 - 16:10
Two vessels under the russian flag were transporting millions of bullets and hundreds of thousands of shells from Iran to russian federation.
Two russian-flagged cargo ships left an Iranian port in January and were heading to russia via the Caspian Sea. There were approximately 100 million bullets and about 300,000 shells on board the ships, writes Sky News with reference to a source in the British security service.
It is about russian rollers Musa Jalil and Begey. The marine tracker MarineTraffic recorded two vessels in the Iranian port of Amirabad on the Caspian Sea on January 9. Satellite images the next day showed that at least one of the vessels was still in port.
According to the data, Musa Jalil and Begey left the port on January 10. Already on January 27, the ships crossed the Caspian Sea and arrived in the Russian port of Astrakhan.
The source specified that the cargo contained approximately 100 million cartridges of various calibers for pistols, automatic weapons and machine guns. The ships also carried about 300,000 shells for grenade launchers, mortars and artillery. In addition, there were about 10,000 body armor and helmets on board.
