The armed forces of Ukraine began to use “unorthodox” ammunition against the Russian occupiers, as evidenced by a new video that appeared on social networks.

The footage released by the Ukrainian military was shared by the administrators of the Ukraine Weapons Tracker page, who noted that “the large artillery needs of the Ukrainian military are being met from some unorthodox sources – Ukrainian gunners have been seen using factory-made 122mm shells. from Pakistan”.

Ukraine Weapons Tracker also notes that these projectiles were manufactured only a few months ago, most likely for export to Ukraine, and that this is “another demonstration of how Western partners obtain the necessary weapons materials.”

However, how these shells got to the Ukrainian military remains a mystery, one of the possible explanations is that Great Britain bought them and then delivered them to Kyiv.

Another video that appeared on social networks in mid-July also shows that the Ukrainian army has started using Iranian-made HM-16 120-mm mortars.

The appearance of this recording raised questions, given that Iran, a traditional ally of Russia, was one of the few countries in the world that refused to condemn the “special forces operation” launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24.

In addition, Tehran supplied Russia with military drones for use in the war against Ukraine.

Two possibilities are that they were purchased by Ukrainians from an independent contractor or were delivered by the United States after being captured during the Middle East fighting against the Islamic State.

The Ukrainian army received anti-tank weapons from Jordan

Photos posted on social media in early August also show that the Ukrainian military has begun using the Nashshab (Russians call them RPG-32) rocket launchers, which have been produced by Jordan in partnership with Moscow since 2013.

Administrators of the Ukraine Weapons Tracker page noted at the time that 80% of the components used by the Jordanian company Jadara, which manufactures the weapon, were made in Russia, and that it was implausible that the launchers were captured by Ukrainians from the Russian military, because the missiles that use the launchers , have markings that indicate they were made in a Middle Eastern country.

The delivery of these weapons to Ukraine was all the more surprising because King Abdullah of Jordan is the head of state of the Arab world, who has met most often with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the more than 20 years that the Kremlin leader has been in power.

The close relationship between King Abdullah and the Kremlin leader helped negotiate a de-escalation zone in southern Syria in 2017, which also involved former US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Ukrainians would receive Azerbaijani planes

Perhaps most interestingly, other images surfaced in early August suggesting that at least 3 MiG-29 fighters may have been donated to Ukraine by Azerbaijan and repainted at the Lviv Repair Plant prior to the Russian invasion.

Journalists specializing in the Caucasus claimed that the hangar was attacked by Russian forces in February, but the MiGs were already in use by Ukrainian pilots. Officially, the planes were sent to Ukraine under the pretext of “repair and maintenance” because the government in Baku did not want to anger Moscow.

This arms delivery is all the more remarkable because just two days before Russia launched a war in Ukraine, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Moscow, where he and Vladimir Putin signed a broad agreement on expanding diplomatic and military cooperation.

Signing the declaration “brings our relations to the level of alliance,” Aliyev said after the meeting in the Kremlin. Russia was already the largest supplier of arms to Azerbaijan.

“It is deeply symbolic that the Declaration on Allied Relations was signed in the year when we celebrate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Azerbaijan. Russian-Azerbaijani cooperation has strengthened and expanded over the past decades,” Vladimir Putin said after the meeting.

So far, no Western country has donated fighter jets to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

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