Israel set to hand confiscated weapons to Ukraine to help war against Russia
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Israel may hand over a huge collection of confiscated Hezbollah weaponry to Ukraine to help its war against Russia. It means much of bungling Russia’s weaponry that it gave to Hezbollah in Syria could now be used against it. The massive and deadly cache was taken in Lebanon and supplied to Hezbollah by Russia and Iran, which has become an ally of Moscow.
Among the killer equipment are Draganov sniper rifles, SPG-9 rocket launchers, Kornet anti-tank missiles, and other types of missile launchers. Also within the stockpile are Iran made 107-millimetre rockets, 81-millimetre mortars, PG-7 anti-tank rounds, and the Toophan anti-tank guided missile system.
It comes as Ukraine’s frontline troops are frequently running short of ammunition and weapons to shoot at Russian invaders. And there has been added uncertainty over the return of President Donald Trump to power in the White House and how much support he will give Ukraine.
Throughout Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, more than 60 percent of weapons reportedly captured by the Israel Defence Forces were of Russian origin. The potential weapons transfer was debated at a meeting between Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel and Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk.
