Flag of Greece. File photoATHENA, Jun 5The Greek news portal pronews.gr, citing its own information, writes that the Greek government has transferred or is about to transfer an “incredible amount” of weapons and ammunition to Kyiv. In total, according to its information, the list includes 122 BMP-1 armored infantry vehicles with all the ammunition for machine guns; 15 thousand shells 73 mm; 2.1 thousand 122-mm rockets; 20,000 AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifles; 3.2 million rounds of 7.62 mm; 60 MANPADS FIM-92 Stinger; 17 thousand artillery shells 155 mm; 1.1 thousand RPG-18 anti-tank shells.The ex-premier of Greece said that the United States does not want to stop the conflict in Ukraine «Everything comes from the warehouses of the Greek army on the islands,» the message says. Six Greek C-130 transport aircraft, ten Canadian and five New Zealand were used to transport weapons and ammunition. The BMP-1 will be delivered to the port of Alexandroupolis on Greek and allied transport ships. The Greek government hides what weapons and in what quantities it has sent or plans to send to Ukraine. On February 27, Greece sent 40 tons of «defense» equipment via Poland to Ukraine on two planes C-130. After that, the Greek government stated several times that it did not plan to send new batches of weapons to Ukraine so as not to weaken its defense. The Greeks learned about sending new batches of weapons from foreign politicians — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After that, the Minister of National Defense of Greece, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, recognized the supply of new weapons. the development of events and the involvement of Greece in what is happening in Ukraine. Even before the start of the Russian special operation, Western countries began to supply Ukraine with a large number of weapons, including anti-tank missiles. Recently, heavy equipment has also been supplied, in particular tanks, howitzers, MLRS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that pumping Kyiv with weapons does not change all the parameters of the Russian special operation, its goals will be achieved.
