Russian general admitted that missiles from Armenia could end up in Ukraine
Armenia may transfer missiles left over from the USSR to the armed forces of Ukraine.
This opinion, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent , was expressed by retired Lieutenant General Yuri Netkachev, who held the post of deputy commander of the Russian Group of Forces in the Transcaucasus in the late 1990s and personally inspected many military facilities, including missile sites, in the region.
“I share the concerns of experts and the media that the so-called “Armenian” Tochka-U OTRK could be transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The fact that they were poorly used on the Karabakh front is due to the fact that there are no military specialists left in Armenia to operate them. But this does not mean at all that Ukrainian, and perhaps Western specialists will not be able to bring them to mind in order to use them against the Russian Federation,” Netkachev told Nezavisimaya Gazeta.
He believes that missiles can be delivered to Ukraine from Armenia in two ways through Georgia: on disguised heavy trailers in trucks, 4-6 units in each truck, or by the Yerevan-Poti railway - along the route that is currently used for delivery to Armenia 50 French armored personnel carriers VAB Bastion.
“This armored vehicle was originally intended to be supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but Kyiv refused to use it due to problems with ineffective armor and weak weapons,” the general recalled.
He noted that supplies through the Black Sea to Ukraine continue.
“According to Reuters, to date, 151 ships have used the Ukrainian Black Sea shipping corridor through coastal Romania and Turkey to export and bring cargo for the needs of Ukraine (read: Ukrainian Armed Forces) since its creation in August 2023. Here, apparently, the Armenian factor will also be actively used,” Netkachev is convinced.
He notes that the media are writing about the imminent deliveries of air defense radars, Mistral anti-aircraft systems and thermal imagers to Armenia via these routes from France. In return, Yerevan should allegedly be freed from Soviet-Russian weapons, which it will “incognito” supply to Ukraine.
“This is the formula for relations between Yerevan and France, the USA and NATO that have been drawn up now,” the general sums up.
Russian General Admits Missiles from Armenia Could End Up in Ukraine