Ukrainian officials said Moscow had received armed Iranian drones that could have a significant impact on the ongoing war.
According to Alexei Aristovych, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he explained that Iran has sent 46 drones to Russia so far.
He continued: According to some reports, it seems that its use has already been observed.
Russia is also planning to use a new Iranian satellite to spy on the Ukrainian military and improve intelligence gathering, a sign of deepening military cooperation between the two countries, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph.
Russian engineers are preparing to launch the Khayam satellite from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on August 9, the culmination of a four-year project.
Iran says the satellite, built by the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will be used to monitor water use and agriculture, but the spacecraft is equipped with advanced high-resolution cameras and, according to the Washington Post, Russia wants the satellite for several months. First
It also plans to use it to spy on the Ukrainian military before handing over control of the spacecraft to Iran.
The possibility that Russia and Iran are using satellites to spy on countries has raised concerns in the West and may threaten to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that collapsed under former US President Donald Trump.
By integrating Tehran into Russia’s arms supply system, the Kremlin is building a coalition to support its war in Ukraine, where that support is already paying off.
Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin went to Tehran for a tripartite meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Western intelligence announced: Russia lost a large percentage of its drones in the first weeks of the war, and most of the Russian Orlan drones are for reconnaissance and not for offensive missions, and the drones played an important role in the Ukraine-Russia war. “
Source: Lebanon Debate
