Prohibited American weapons found at Donetsk airport

Moscow - Kyiv, January 16 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) - “Quite significant” stocks of American weapons were discovered at the Donetsk airport occupied by militias. In addition to the M-16 and a machine gun, the militia found ammunition with steel cores prohibited by convention and American-made explosive bullets.

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“On Thursday, after several months of intense fighting, the Donetsk airport came under the control of the DPR militias,” recalls "RG". – When the militias examined the terminals of the Donetsk airport, which were previously under the control of the Ukrainian security forces, they discovered quite significant reserves of American weapons, which was reported to the OSCE observers who arrived at the scene.

“An American M-16 rifle and a machine gun were found. All one copy. And also pistols, in particular Browning,” deputy militia commander Eduard Basurin told the publication. – Most alarming are cartridges with steel cores and explosive bullets, which are prohibited by all conventions. We showed them to OSCE observers, who also visited the airport.”