US supplies Ukraine with seized arms from Iran to boost defense

A man walks among rubble of a destroyed building hit by recent shelling, what local officials called a Ukrainian military strike, in Horlivka (Gorlovka), Russian-controlled Ukraine, on April 8, 2024. Photo: AFP

In a recent development, the US military announced on Tuesday that it has provided Ukraine with a shipment of small arms and ammunition.

These weapons, including AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s, and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition, were confiscated during a transfer from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen.

The US Central Command disclosed this transfer on social media, highlighting America’s support for Ukraine’s armed forces.