KYIV. UkraineGate . 21 . October . 2022 | World News .
10 Iranians who trained Russian soldiers were killed by Ukrainian strikes in the Russian-Ukrainian war last week, an official told The Jerusalem Post on Ukrainian Friday .
What preceded
The report came after U.S. and Ukrainian officials warned that Iranians were training Russians to use Iranian drones in Crimea.
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Thursday that “the Iranians were in Ukraine to assist Russia in drone operations.”
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Thursday at a press briefing that Iranian instructors are working in Crimea.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday that Ukraine had managed to shoot down 85% of Iranian kamikaze drones launched by Russia.
In addition, on Friday, Iran’s foreign ministry advised all its citizens staying in Ukraine to leave the country immediately.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that Iran is using Ukraine as a testing ground for its drones to prepare for future drone strikes on Israel.
Source: Ukrgate
