Iranian forces are in Crimea training the Russian military on how to pilot drones that have been decimating Ukrainian infrastructure, the White House said Thursday.
Fox News’ Trey Yingst reports on Ukraine’s efforts to conserve electricity after Russian forces target Ukrainian power grid.on how to pilot drones that have been decimating civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, the White House said Thursday.
"They can lie to the world, but they certainly can't hide the facts, and the fact is this — Tehran is now directly engaged on the ground," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. this summer and have used them to strike Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials.
A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine Oct. 17, 2022.Iran sent a"relatively small number" of"trainers and tech support" to Crimea after Russian forces struggled to pilot the drones properly, according to Kirby.
"The systems themselves were suffering failures and not performing to the standards that apparently the customers expected," Kirby said Thursday.
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