Iran's alleged ammunition for Russia's war in Ukraine: The secret journey of the cargo ships accused of supplying invasion

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53% : The source did confirm that the ships travelled to Russia via the Caspian Sea."Iran sent two cargo ships to the combat zone in Ukraine, carrying approximately 200 new shipping containers that contained ammunition for the Russian fighting in Ukraine," the security source said.
52% : General Sir Richard Barrons, a former senior British military officer, said an influx of 300,000 shells from Iran, while helpful for Russia, would not last long given the rate of fire.
49% :"Russia continues to use Iran as a 'rear base'," the security source said, describing the close military ties between the two countries.
47% : The security source said the two general cargo ships allegedly involved in transferring ammunition from Iran to Russia were called the Musa Jalil and the Begey.
47% : The source said one of the ships is thought to have departed Iran on around 10 January and the other on around 12 January.
47% : The security source did not confirm the name of the port in Iran that the two ships left from, nor which port in Russia they arrived at.
46% : By Deborah Haynes, security and defence editor and Adam Parker, OSINT editorIran has secretly supplied large quantities of bullets, rockets and mortar shells to Russia for the war in Ukraine and plans to send more, a security source has told Sky News.
46% : However, Sky News understands it is suspected that Iran has been shipping ammunition to Russia to help replenish its stocks on the frontline in Ukraine.
41% :"Russia pays for the ammunition in cash and by doing so, bypasses the western sanctions on it, ignoring the sanctions on Iran," the source added.
39% : Vadym Prystaiko told Sky News the fact that Russia has to ask what he dubbed a "coalition of weak nations" such as Iran and North Korea for help underlined the difficulties it was facing on the battlefield, using up its own stockpiles of munitions against Ukrainian troops.
38% : The alleged assistance is on top of previous allegations that Tehran provided Moscow with hundreds of deadly drones, which have played a part in attempts to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
36% :Western and Ukrainian officials have also warned that Iran might supply far deadlier ballistic missiles but there has been no evidence of that happening yet.
24% : Iran choosing 'wrong side of history'Asked about the claims, Ukraine's ambassador to the UK said he was not surprised that Iran was allegedly supplying ammunition to Russia and said he expected there would be more such support, but he urged the Islamic Republic to stop being on the "wrong side of history".

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