Ukrainian military personnel brought evidence that some of the Iranian-made drones were delivered immediately after the invasion of Moscow last February. Russian experts were involved in the development of the Iranian drones. Despite being under sanctions for decades. “Either the Iranians came to Russia or there are Russian experts working in Iran”
Ukrainian military officials showed the Guardian reporter evidence that at least some of the Iranian-made drones used by Russia in its war were supplied after Moscow’s invasion last February. Ukraine said it first noticed Russia using Iranian-supplied weapons in September. Since then, Russia has used them successfully. to damage Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing severe power shortages.
According to Vasyl, the representative of Ukraine’s military intelligence, who cannot give his last name for security reasons, who was involved in dismantling the drones and inspecting them, said that the technical quality of the drones was surprisingly good. “We think that Russian experts were involved, but that’s just a theory,” he said, referring to how Iran was able to develop the drones despite being under sanctions for decades. “Either the Iranians went to Russia or Russian experts are working there.”
Drone analysis in Ukraine suggests Iran has supplied Russia since war began https://t.co/Un3zihzezC
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Although the Mohajer-6 UAV has no external markings to indicate that it is Iranian-made, components inside the UAV shown to the British newspaper appear to have Persian markings.
Vasil said that some components used in the production of the drones were produced by Western companies. But the components were banal and were not included in the list of prohibited parts, the list was designed to control the sale of parts that could be used by the militaries of regimes under sanctions, such as Iran. Vasil said that Iran was able to produce copies of many components Originally produced in the West, as an exact copy of a well-known German engine.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said that despite the recent delivery of air defense systems from its allies, Ukraine still does not have the necessary equipment to defend itself against the Iranian missiles. President Zelensky said on Sunday that if Iran had not supplied Russia with weapons, the world “would now be closer to peace”.