Indian-made artillery shells, sold by local weapons manufacturers, have been redirected by European buyers to Ukraine, despite Moscow's objections. New Delhi has chosen not to intervene to halt the trade,

The transfer of ammunition to support Ukraine’s defence against the Russian offensive has reportedly been occurring for more than a year.

Citing unnamed Indian and European government and defence industry officials along with customs data, the Reuters report said that India produced a small amount of the ammunition being used by Ukraine - which is estimated to be under 1% of the total arms imported by Kyiv since the war began in 2021.

Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop the trade despite protests from Moscow, according to 11 Indian and European government and defence industry officials,

Indian artillery shells, procured through European intermediaries, have been supplied to Ukraine for over a year. Despite Russian objections, India has neither interfered with nor halted this trade. Source: Reuters,

Two Indian government and two defence industry sources told Reuters that Delhi produced only a very small amount of the ammunition being used by Ukraine, with one official estimat

The Indian government has rejected claims by an international news agency that defence exports from India to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs described the report as speculative and misleading,

E uropean clients are sending Ukraine casing for artillery shells produced in India. Reuters reported that India remains passive to Russia's protests, citing eleven sources from t

A report by Reuters said artillery shells by several Indian state-owned firms and sold to countries such as Italy and the Czech Republic had been diverted to Ukraine

European clients are sending Ukraine casing for artillery shells produced in India. Reuters reported that India remains passive to Russia's protests, citing eleven sources from the governments of India,