A Russian freight ship thought of carrying Iranian ballistic rockets for Moscow’s war in Ukraine was found at a Caspian Sea port recently, according to a report, pointing out satellite images
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A satellite image reveals the Port Olya 3 vessel at Port Olya in southern Russia on 4 September. Image Courtesy: Maxar Technologies
A Russian freight ship thought of transferring Iranian ballistic rockets for Moscow’s war in Ukraine was found at the southern Russia port on the Caspian Sea recently, according to a CNN report, mentioning satellite images shown the news outlet.
The vessel, recognized as Port Olya 3, by Maxar Technologies was seen at Port Olya in Astrakhan on September 4. Before that on August 29, the vessel was found in the Iranian port of Amirabad before switching off its transponder, included the report.
On Tuesday, the United States Treasury department examined that the Russian Ministry of Defense had actually “utilized the vessel Port Olya 3 to carry CRBMs from Iran to Russia.”
“As of early September 2024, Russia got the very first delivery of CBRMs (close-range ballistic rockets) from Iran,” CNN priced estimate the Treasury as stating, as it revealed sanctions on the Port Olya 3 together with other vessels and a number of Iranian people.
According to a Sky News report _, _ pointing out a Ukrainian source, the Port Olya 3 vessel had actually delivered around 220 short-range ballistic rockets through the Caspian Sea to Russia.
After showing up in Russia, the Ukrainian source stated it is thought the Fateh-360 ballistic rocketswere packed on to a big freight train.
CNN had actually reported last weekend that Iran just recently sent out short-range ballistic rockets to Russia for its war versus Ukraine, marking a significant escalation in Iranian assistance for Russia.
Considering that the February 2022 intrusion, Iran and Russia have actually reinforced their military ties, with Iran providing countless Shahed drones and supposedly constructing a drone factory in Russia.
The satellite images emerged a day after United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that the United States thinks Russia has actually gotten Iranian Fatah-360 rockets, which are anticipated to be utilized versus Ukraine in the coming weeks.
The Fateh-360, with a variety of approximately 75 miles and a 330-pound payload, is created to target Ukrainian positions from a range and is challenging to obstruct.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has actually examined that “Russian forces will likely utilize the Iranian-supplied rockets to target Ukrainian energy, military, and civilian facilities in the coming months”, reported CNN
Previously in the day, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi rejected that the Islamic Republic had actually provided ballistic rockets to Russia.
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