The White House said Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and received hundreds of one-way attack drones that it's using to strike Ukraine.
A man tries to extinguish a fire at a residential house that was hit during Russian shelling next to a flooded area on June 9, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine.The White House said on Friday that Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and had received hundreds of one-way attack drones that it is using to strike Ukraine.
"Russia has been using Iranian UAVs in recent weeks to strike Kyiv and terrorize the Ukrainian population, and the Russia-Iran military partnership appears to be deepening," White House spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.Kirby said the U.S. had information that Russia was receiving materials from Iran required to build a drone manufacturing plant that could be fully operational early next year.
The U.S. has previously sanctioned Iranian executives at a defense manufacturer over drone supplies to Russia. Iran has acknowledged sending drones to Russia but said in they past they were sent before Russia's February invasion. Moscow has denied its forces used Iranian drones in Ukraine. A White House official said Iran had transferred several hundred drones to Russia since August.
"Russia has been offering Iran unprecedented defense cooperation, including on missiles, electronics, and air defense," he said.
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