DISINFO: Western weapons are stolen long before they reach the Ukrainian soldiers
SUMMARY
Almost all the weapons and humanitarian aid that the West provides for the needs of the Ukrainian military are stolen on the way and do not reach the soldiers.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin narrative about the necessity to stop support and deliveries of weapons to Ukraine which will not be used to defend against Russian aggression anyway.
The story is based on a report by Grayzone from the Ukrainian front which focused on missing equipment and that no deliveries were being made. There is no investigation of the weapons convoys themselves and no evidence that weapons are stolen on a significant scale is provided.
It is true that delivery issues have occurred since the country is at war and logistics to deliver from Western borders to a very large front line are challenging, however CBS notes that the quality of the logistics improved over the past months. Moreover, U.S. defense attaché Brigadier General Garrick M. Harmon arrived in Kyiv in August 2022 for arms control and monitoring.
It has been documented that Western equipment has reached the front line and made a difference in the fight.
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