Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder stated that Ukraine provided unprecedented access to information on donated weapons for accounting purposes. Ryder denied credible evidence of illicit diversion of U.S. weapons and noted Russian disinformation campaigns on the topic.
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Ukrainian side provided American partners with full information for the accounting and inventory of weapons donated to the country as security and defense aid
U.S. Defense Department Inspector General report alleged that about 40,000 units of American weapons provided to Ukraine were unaccounted for
There is currently no credible evidence of illicit diversion of U.S.-provided advanced conventional weapons from Ukraine
Russia is spreading disinformation regarding diversion of U.S. weapons provided to Ukraine
Armed Forces of Ukraine are employing capabilities provided by the U.S. effectively
There remains no credible evidence of illicit diversion of US-provided advanced conventional weapons from Ukraine
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