MOSCOW, March 11 Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov in his telegram The channel published a photo in which he showed the captured NATO Stinger anti-aircraft system and the Ukrainian Igla MANPADS, signing that these «gifts» would be returned to «NATO mercenaries, however, not safe and sound.»
«Nothing warms the soul of a warrior like a battle trophy. The American Stinger and the Ukrainian Igla — these are the gifts we received this time from the front line, where NATO specially left them for us. I express my gratitude to the North Atlantic Alliance for providing such a variety of weapons that are interesting to hold and study. Don't worry, friends, we will definitely return them to NATO mercenaries, however, not safe and sound, if you know what I mean, «Kadyrov wrote.
Earlier, the American Conservative reported that the United States transferred to Ukraine a third of the American stocks of Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems — 1.6 thousand pieces. According to the publication, the production capacity for Stinger missiles is even worse than for Javelins, and is supported only by small foreign orders.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. 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 noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.