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| Western Weapons in Ukraine Being Sold On via Encrypted Messaging App |
| 2022-05-15 |
| Unconfirmed reporting: [Breitbart] Military-grade weaponry in Ukraine is allegedly being sold on to international buyers on the encrypted messaging app Telegram, including some hardware made in the United States. Weapons that have been allegedly collected in Ukraine during the country’s ongoing war with Russia have been put up for sale on Telegram channels, including various kinds of automatic rifles and small arms. Weapons said to be for sale include not just Ukrainian-origin arms such as old Soviet-era AK-47 rifles, but also American-made rifles like the M16 and the M4, along with other NATO member-origin firearms like the ARX 160 A1 manufactured by the Italian weapons company Beretta, newspaper Il Giornale reports. It remains unclear whether the weapons are being sold by Ukrainians or by Russians who have collected them over the course of the war. Related: France24 - Replenishing US arms supplies a matter of ‘urgency’ amid huge shipments to Ukraine Related: Hot Air - Mitch McConnell leads delegation of GOP Senators to Ukraine Related: FOX - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., on Friday slammed Republicans for criticizing President Biden when "we’re at war." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 The Beretta is a nice rifle. Too nice for nazis. But nobody else would buy them... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-15 22:55 |
| #4 Weasel word salad: allegedly'(x2), 'some hardware', 'remains unclear' etc. |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-05-15 22:50 |
| #3 Well, if that Army they plan to send after us who won't obey is undermanned, under equipped and demoralized when they are sent into our neighborhoods, all the better. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-15 07:31 |
| #2 On sale today American weapons cheap. As our materials depleted and no thought of replacement it is a fire sale thanks to Biden. Nothing said about replacing oil to national reserves either. Like children inheriting family wealth they immediately squander. Then add loses of personnel in all areas of systems. Slow death spiral. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-05-15 07:23 |
| #1 Too late to.... 'Stay the fok out of it?' Well then, prepare to face the potential of other very unpleasant outcomes. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. Wiki |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-15 03:09 |