A drone which struck an RAF base onCyprusincluded Russian military technology, a report claims. The drone thathit RAF Akrotirion March 1 contained a Kometa-B navigation system made in Russia.
UK military officials sent the remaining pieces to a lab in Britain after the attack, which is believed to have been carried out by militants fromHezbollahin Lebanon. Discovery of the Russian tech, first reported by The Times, comes amid reports the Kremlin is sharing intelligence with Iran as the Islamic Republic targets US bases in the Middle East.
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Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Richard Knighton, toldThe Times: "This is an axis that we need to call out.
"The cooperation between Iran andRussiamakes their forces more capable and more dangerous, and that's why we need to be ready."
When the US andIsraelunleashed their missiles and bombs on Iran, Russia responded with indignation, but no visible action to support its Middle Eastern ally.
Russian PresidentVladimir Putincontinues to focus onUkrainein an apparent hope the Iran war will play into Moscow’s hands by boosting its oil revenues and eroding Western support for Kyiv.
Putin sent his condolences to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, condemning the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last weekend as a "cynical violation" of international law.
Hours after the war began on February 28, Russia's Foreign Ministry denounced the US and Israeli attack on Iran as a "deliberate, premeditated, and unprovoked act of armed aggression".
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
