Sources of the Reuters agency provided information on the mass supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia by Iran.
Iran is actively supplying Russia with ballistic missiles — Reuters
Reuters claims Iran has sent hundreds of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles to Russia. Six sources, including three Iranian sources, informed the agency about this.
It is about providing allegedly about 400 Fateh-110 short-range missiles, including Zolfaghar.
Experts told Reuters that this missile can hit 300 to 700 km targets.
The deliveries began in early January 2024 after the military meetings of the two countries, one of the Iranian sources told the publication.
An Iranian military official said there had already been at least four deliveries of missiles and more would be delivered in the coming weeks, but declined to provide details.
It is currently impossible to independently verify this information.
The US said in early January that it was concerned that Russia was close to receiving short-range ballistic weapons from Iran in addition to the missiles that had already arrived from North Korea, Reuters added.
How do Iran and North Korea supply their missiles to Russia, testing them in Ukraine?
Although North Korea has often tested nuclear missiles, Ukraine gives it a unique opportunity to see how they cope with a real combat situation, says Forbes.
Journalists add that Iran was able to test its ballistic missiles during strikes on Idlib province in northwestern Syria.
Therefore, the testing of Iranian missiles in Ukraine, as the authors of the article note, will not be exciting to Tehran, but Iran will still benefit from the transfer of its missiles to Russia.
Farzin Nadimi, a defense and security analyst and fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, believes that any future use of Iranian surface-to-air missiles by Russia "will really provide valuable data" about the true capabilities of these missiles, especially against enemy air defenses, the article says. edition.
DIU reacted to rumours about the transfer of Iranian missiles to the Russian Federation
Ukrainian special services are verifying information about Iran's possible transfer of its ballistic missiles to Russia.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) representative, Andrii Cherniak, commented on this media info.
According to the DIU, this information is checked, and the situation is monitored.
At the same time, a source in the secret services called the transfer of Iranian missiles to Russia unlikely. It added that the Ukrainian secret services had not recorded such facts.
