Iran provides ‘technical support’ for Russian drones killing civilians, says US
by Julian Borger in Washington and Dan Sabbagh in Kyi from World news | The Guardian on (#64YZ1)
Iranians brought trainers and technical support to Crimea to help Russians use drones with better lethality', White House says
Iran has significantly deepened its involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine by providing technical support for Russian pilots flying Iranian-made drones to bomb civilian targets, the White House has confirmed.
The national security council lead spokesperson, John Kirby, said on Thursday that it was the US's understanding that the Iranian advisers were in Crimea to provide training and maintenance - but not to actually pilot the drones - after Russian forces experienced difficulties in operating the unmanned flying bombs.
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