New Putin plan?

Secret service report sees "new phase" in war - Iran apparently supplies Russia with drones

Created: 08/06/2022Updated: 08/06/2022 09:29

By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi

In the Ukraine war, Russian troops and equipment are probably gathering in southern Ukraine.

According to Kyiv, Iran is supplying drones to Russia.

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Munich - In the Ukraine war, a counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces is under way in the south of the country.

Kyiv aims to retake the Kherson region, which had already been lost at the beginning of the invasion, from the troops of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.

According to the British Defense Ministry, Russia could now have new plans for the south.

Russia sends troops south - Ukraine attacks strategic targets in the region

Russian troops would "almost certainly" gather in the south, the British intelligence update said on Twitter.

The reason is either the Ukrainian counter-offensive or the intention of the Russians to launch a new attack in the region.

This involves long convoys of tanks, artillery and other weapons that Moscow is sending to the south-west.

In addition, Russia will most likely send battalion combat groups from Crimea, among others, to the Kherson region.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops would focus on shelling bridges, ammunition depots and railway tracks - apparently in order to significantly disrupt Russian logistics and supplies.

According to the British MoD, Kyiv is also targeting the strategic rail link between Crimea and Kherson.

The ministry in London also announced a "new phase" in the war: the heaviest fighting would now gradually take place in a 350-kilometer front line from near Zaporizhia to Kherson.

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Iranian drones for Russian troops - Kyiv reports 46 drones in Putin's hands

Apparently Iran has already supplied Russia with drones in the background of the Ukraine war.

This was announced by the US think tank "Institute for the Study of War" (ISW), citing the adviser to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksiy Arestovich.

According to the Ukrainian diplomat, Tehran has already delivered 46 drones.

According to the ISW think tank, these are at least partly “Shahed 129” drones.

According to the think tank, Russia could use these to attack American Himars multiple rocket launchers.

It remains unclear whether Iran delivered more drones than just 46.

So far, Ukraine has relied on drones.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 in particular was used to great effect.