Instructors from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been spotted training Russian forces in Belarus and coordinating the launch of Iranian-made drones, according to the Ukrainian National Resistance Center.
A group of IRGC officers, who are reportedly under the protection of the Russian National Guard and FSB officers, have been reportedly seen in the village of Mykulichi, in the Gomel region.
According to information obtained by the Ukrainian National Resistance Center from Belarusian partisans, these instructors coordinated Shahed-136 drone strikes on infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, as well as on northern and western regions of Ukraine.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, the Belarusian foreign minister met his counterpart in Tehran where the two countries held bilateral talks. Belarusian president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, is set to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, Iran’s top diplomat said in a joint press conference.
⚡️Special Operations Forces: Iranian drone instructors spotted in Belarus.
Instructors from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are training Russian forces in Belarus and coordinating the launches of Iranian-made drones, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 23, 2022
According to local resistance groups in Belarus, the Russians have taken complete control of airfields in Baranovichi and Lida. The Russian military continues to use the bases to launch strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
שר החוץ של בלארוס, ולדימיר מאקיי, הגיע לטהרן – שם חתם עם מקבילו האיראני אמיר עבדוללהיאן (@Amirabdolahian) על תוכנית שיתוף פעולה בין המדינות 🇮🇷🇷🇺🇧🇾#Iran #Russia #Belarus pic.twitter.com/lPzxBkrd9a
— Dean Shmuel Elmas (@ElmasDean) October 26, 2022
10 Iranians killed in Ukrainian strikes
Ten Iranians, training Russian soldiers, were reportedly killed in Ukrainian strikes over the past week, a Ukrainian official told KAN news on Friday.
The report comes as American and Ukrainian officials warned that Iranians are training Russians to use Iranian drones in Crimea.
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