ATLANTA (Pajhwok): Russian has raised objection over US move to hand over gunship helicopters to Ukraine that earlier US purchased for Afghan security forces.
According to Tass News Agency Russian government Military and Technical Department raised objection over US move and termed it as illegal.
It said according to the contract helicopters were purchased for Afghan military and without Russia permission US could not hand over these copters to third party.
In the past US purchases Russian made MI-17 gunship helicopters for Afghan army due to the fact that former Afghan pilots were used to Russian made weapons, a . . .
