US Sends Ukraine Iranian Weapons Captured From Houthi Militants
- The transfer is sufficient to equip one Ukrainian brigade
- Kyiv lacks ammunition as US aid is stuck in Congress
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The US has sent a stash of Iranian munitions it captured from Houthi militants to Ukraine to help in its fight to repel Russia’s invasion, the US Central Command said.
The transfer of more than 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62 millimeter ammunition to Kyiv took place last week, according to a statement on a social platform X on Tuesday.