According to Sky News, around 200 containers have been delivered. Inside: a vast array of weapons. Including 100 million bullets of different sizes – 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 9mm, 12.7mm and 14.5mm – compatible with handguns, assault rifles and machine guns. In addition, 300,000 shells, such as 40 mm grenades for grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets and mortar shells of various sizes, were reportedly recovered. No less than 10,000 bulletproof vests and helmets on board.
“Russia pays for ammunition in cash and in doing so circumvents Western sanctions, ignoring sanctions against Iran,” assured a source contacted by Sky News. The chain contacted the owner of the vessels in Russia, without success. Same silence on the side of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.