The USA believes that Iran can transfer to Russia several hundred drones that the Russian army can use in the war in Ukraine, writes The New York Times.
As the publication notes, the statement of the White House last week about what Russia wants to get from Iran hundreds of armed and unarmed intelligence drones for use in the war in Ukraine, reflects the need for Moscow both to fill in a critical gap on the battlefield and find a long -term supplier of critical combat technologies. The newspaper sources report that Iran is preparing to transfer up to 300 unmanned vehicles and this month will begin to train Russians to use them.
According to NYT, the urgency for Moscow is also that drones help the struggle against American rack systems of salvo fire (MLRS), which began to act Ukraine. According to the newspaper, with their help it was possible to destroy about two dozen warehouses and command posts of the Russian army. The publication notes that problems with the UAV began in Ukraine. Analysts believe that Russian electronic warfare means have nullified the early success of American and Turkish drones. According to British experts, Russia destroys any Ukrainian reconnaissance UAVs in a maximum of a week, writes Nyt.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Hossain Amir Abdollahian said that Iran would not supply Russia with a weapon so as not to provoke further escalation in Ukraine.