Supply of weapons from Iran: the Russian Federation significantly increased traffic in the Caspian Sea - map

The authors of the material noted that during the specified period the number of ships near Russian and Iranian ports increased. In particular, this is evidenced by the satellite images of the Volga-Caspian canal in the direction of Astrakhan, which recorded activity over the same period for the last two years. In order to correctly decipher the satellite images, it should be noted that the points in the pictures indicate not the real number of ships, but the accumulation of iron.

"The satellite takes a picture about once a week, so it does not fix some ships, at the same time because of the application of a large number of pictures on one another one point can be several ships located nearby," the observers explained. The illustrations below show the accumulation of ships about the two largest ports of Iran - Enzelli and Amirarabad. It is stated that the accumulation of ships at the entrance to the Volga-Caspian canal is more than near the Iranian ports.

This is due to the peculiarity of the technology of iron fixation used by the satellite. In the publication, the authors noted that after the satellites began to record the sharp activity of ships in the Caspian Sea in September-October 2022, during this period the Russian attacks were increased by drones in the territory of Ukraine. "Since then, their number remained steadily high, the exception was only March 2023," the publication reads.

At the same time, the transportation of drones from Iran to the Russian Federation could not raise so much traffic, but it should be borne in mind that Iran is not only supplied with drones. According to The Wall Street Journal, Russia has transported more than 300,000 artillery shells and 1 million other ammunition. And Sky News, with reference to his sources, said Iran had sent the sea: the materials of these media appear Rasul Gamzatov, Musa Jalil and Begey.

The observers explained that although Iran from Ukraine is at a long distance, the logistics of the military equipment of the Caspian Sea is very convenient. The fact is that military cargo can come out, for example, from Amirabad and relatively quickly arrive in Astrakhan, then through the Volga-Don channel gets to the Azov and then to the Black Sea.

Such a route can take about 12 days, and although, at first glance, it is not too fast, it should be borne in mind that cargo ships can carry huge volumes, which is difficult to provide other modes of transport. However, despite its convenient logistics, Russia prefers to avoid storage of weapons and ammunition near Ukrainian borders, because Ukrainian missiles and drones-Kamikadze arrive periodically.