Exclusive: How are weapons from Iran — a Russian ally and major U.S. adversary — ending up in the hands of Ukrainian forces. It's an international mystery.
But the appearance of Iranian arms in the hands of U.S.-backed Ukrainian forces is part of a shadowy, global scavenger hunt for ammunition kicked off by the furious pace of fighting. Both Russia and Ukraine have churned through ammunition, reportedly firingWith Iran on Russia’s side, there’s zero suggestion it’s supplying Ukraine directly, leaving open the question of which third party is acquiring the weapons and how.
“Ukrainians are receiving donations from everybody, anywhere, at an incredibly fast pace, and they don’t have time to ask where it came from. They’re in the middle of a war,” says Reuben F. Johnson, a defense technology analyst with years of experience in Ukraine. “We’re also in a world where the shadowy business of ammunition and other munitions supplies goes through a lot of hands.”
The so-called “shell hunger” has sent Russia on shopping trips to North Korea and Iran and led Russian diplomats toto export arms for the war effort. Ukraine, since the start of Russian aggression a year ago, has redoubled its pleas to NATO and other allied nations for more and better weaponry. “Artillery is the No. 1 thing we need.
In response, the West has offered thousands of shells, artillery systems, and long range rockets capable of striking farther into Russian-held Ukrainian territory.
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