The ministry of external affairs has lashed out at a Reuters report claiming that Indian artillery shells were being used by Ukraine to fight off Russian forces amid war. The MEA called the report inaccurate and misleading.

India described as 'inaccurate' a media report that said artillery shells sold by Indian arms manufacturers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and New Delhi has not intervened to stop it.

Ammunition manufactured in India has been diverted to Ukraine for over a year by European clients, despite protests from Russia. Rerouted AmmunitionAccording to sources from both India and Europe, New Delhi has not taken action to stop these transfers,

According to Reuters, the Italian defense systems manufacturer is purchasing empty missiles in India, filling them with explosives, and sending them to Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is highly dissatisfied with this,

A Reuters report claims that Indian-made artillery shells were diverted to Ukraine by some European countries.