Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said today that some of the arms supplies from the West to Ukraine do not reach their destination, but instead end up in the Middle East and on the "black market".

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"According to the information we have, some of the military supplies that the West sends to Ukraine reach the Middle East region, where they end up on the black market," Shoigu said in a video conference from his ministry.

According to the Russian Minister of Defense, Western countries have so far sent nearly 30,000 tons of military supplies to Kyiv.

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In his words, the West "wants to prolong" the conflict in Ukraine in order to continue sending weapons to the country.

Shoigu also added that in the last ten days, Russian troops have eliminated 170 mercenaries who joined the war on the side of the Ukrainian army, while another 99 refused to continue fighting and left Ukrainian territory, informed 20minutos.

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