{"id":1951080,"date":"2023-06-19T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-of-us-made-sniper-ammunition-against-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T14:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:39:13","slug":"russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-of-us-made-sniper-ammunition-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-of-us-made-sniper-ammunition-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian troops in Ukraine are employing a vast stockpile of American-made sniper ammunition."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a 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               <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russian Soldiers Using Huge Supply of US-Made Sniper Ammunition Against Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Russian weapons companies are supplying soldiers with U.S.-made ammunition for Russian soldiers to use in the war against Ukraine, despite a raft of sanctions designed to cut Moscow off from Western supply chains, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/how-us-made-sniper-ammunition-russia-rifles-weapon-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two Russian firms, Tetis and Promtekhnologiya, the latter which manufactures the Orsis T-5000 sniper rifle Russian soldiers are carrying into battle, have acquired hundreds of thousands of rounds of .388 caliber ammunition made by an American company called Hornady, Politico reported, citing customs filings.<\/p>\n<p>Documents showed at least three imports occurred after Russia invaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-ukraine-visit-blows-face-putin-makes-disturbing-nuclear-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, highlighting the difficulties of enforcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/the-impact-of-sanctions-and-export-controls-on-the-russian-federation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sanctions<\/a> and export controls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/04\/commerce-department-expands-restrictions-exports-russia-and-belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intended<\/a> to prevent Russian defense firms from procuring U.S. weapons technology.<\/p>\n<p>Promtekhonologiya, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov\/Details.aspx?id=36999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sanctioned<\/a> by the U.S., filed a \u201cdeclaration of conformity\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.politico.eu\/editorial_documents\/b8c26406-f384-45e9-9b7a-1a991a2cc256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dated<\/a> Aug. 12, 2022, announcing plans to buy 102,200 Hornady lead bullets to fill \u201chunting cartridges\u201d for use in \u201ccivilian weapons with a rifled barrel,\u201d according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>The .338 caliber Lapua Magnum bullets weighing 285 grains specified in the declaration match a product available from Hornady, the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hornady.com\/ammunition\/rifle\/338-lapua-285-gr-eld-match#!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A second filing <a href=\"https:\/\/politico-uploads-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/editorial_documents\/30fd0f33-f919-41bb-9321-a085cbf5c072-Hornady%20Manufacturing%20Inc.%20%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9E%20%D0%9F%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%9C%D0%A2%D0%95%D0%A5%D0%9D%D0%9E%D0%9B%D0%9E%D0%93%D0%98%D0%AF%20%D0%92%D1%8B%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%20%D0%A1%D0%A1%20%E2%84%96%20%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%A1%20RU%20%D0%A1-US.%D0%A1%D0%9003.%D0%90.03617_22%20%D0%BE%D1%82%202023-06-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> a batch of \u201cuncapped cartridge cases for assembling civilian firearms cartridges\u201d specified for the same .388 Lapua Magnum rounds, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>But the .388 Lapua Magnum was not designed for hunting; instead, Western militaries developed the high-powered, long-range bullets in the 1980s to arm their snipers in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Hornady denied exporting any products to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-bidens-alleged-burisma-briber-russian-asset-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> companies when contacted by Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe instant Russia invaded Ukraine, we were done,\u201d company CEO Steve Hornady told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe categorically are NOT exporting anything to Russia and have not had an export permit for Russia since 2014,\u201d he said after being shown the evidence. \u201cWe do not support any sale of our product to any Russian son-of-a-bitch and if we can find out how they acquire, if in fact they do, we will take all steps available to stop it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hornady added that none of his company\u2019s customers violated sanctions law according to his knowledge and that he contacted U.S. authorities after reviewing the documentation sent by Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Tetis also <a href=\"https:\/\/politico-uploads-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/editorial_documents\/afdcfd76-95c0-4764-b9bd-9fc111d33afb-Hornady%20Manufacturing%2C%20Inc.%20%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%20%D0%92%D1%8B%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%BF%D0%BE%20%D0%94%D0%A1%20%E2%84%96%20%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%A1%20RU%20%D0%94-US.%D0%A0%D0%9001.%D0%90.15972_23%20%D0%BE%D1%82%202023-05-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> two batches of imports from Hornady since Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?client=internal-element-cse&#038;cx=013858372769713515008:m9uq4uupsfm&#038;q=https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/24\/joe-biden-sanctions-russia-invasion-ukraine\/&#038;sa=U&#038;ved=2ahUKEwioob7dt8__AhXLF1kFHaLJDGoQFnoECAYQAg&#038;usg=AOvVaw08eaHLi3W1M3XHhvUqcH5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invasion<\/a> in February 2022 but did not respond to Politico\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Yevgeny Prighozin, who runs the Wagner private military company fighting for Russia against Ukraine, told Politico his forces had access to \u201ca huge amount of NATO-issue ammunition left over from the Ukrainian army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Information about what could be sanctions evasion is available on the Russian internet, with documentation of importers, exporters and product descriptions available for interpretation by anyone with expertise in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-of-us-made-sniper-ammunition-against-ukraine\/\" title=\"Russian troops in Ukraine are employing a vast stockpile of American-made sniper ammunition.\">international customs classification codes<\/a>, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russian sniper with an ORSIS T-5000 sniper rifle.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oL74b4dwIK\">https:\/\/t.co\/oL74b4dwIK<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4zXc5Xh9Fg\">https:\/\/t.co\/4zXc5Xh9Fg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fZi8DxSaA3\">pic.twitter.com\/fZi8DxSaA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Lee (@RALee85) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RALee85\/status\/1562943125949009922?\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe take any allegation of sanctions violation or evasion seriously and are committed to ensuring that sanctions are fully enforced,\u201d a representative of the National Security Council told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reveals-nasty-thing-said-putin-kept-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> websites selling the U.S. ammunition, as well as a host of lethal products from European Union-based suppliers and manufacturers, suggest that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-seize-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-illegal-pot-in-the-desert\/\" title=\"Authorities Seize More Than  Billion Worth Of Illegal Pot In The Desert\">thriving black market<\/a> has become a significant source of weapons for the Russian military, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russian-soldiers-using-huge-supply-us-made-sniper-ammunition-ukraine\/\">Russian Soldiers Using Huge Supply of US-Made Sniper Ammunition Against Ukraine<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>using, have been able to bypass the sanctions and obtain U.S.-made ammunition. This raises concerns about the effectiveness of the sanctions in cutting off Moscow from Western supply chains. 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