Without "foreign intervention": Iran and Russia are building a new trading route - isw
Analysts say that the Russian Federation has used a significant number of Iranian drones-Kamikadze in attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and now requires replenishment of its stocks. According to the representative of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky, by January 4, 2023, Russia released about 660 Iranian drones-Kamikadze Shahd-131 and -136.
In addition, over the last month of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has increased the pace of its blows throughout Ukraine. The Air Force of Ukraine notes that despite the success of the Ukrainian air defense systems in the whisk of "Shahaned", they can still harm Ukrainian cities. According to Skibitsky, the treaty between Russia and Iran refers to the supply of 1750 battle drones.
It is also noted that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation prefer "Shahamed" because of their relatively low cost. "The Russian forces use all promised 1750 Iranian drones in Ukraine until May 2023, if they consume them at the same speed as in the period from September to December 2022," - said in ISW. Meanwhile, on December 28, Iranian media appeared on the receipt of 24 Russian Su-35 fighters.
The fact that the Russian Federation provides the unprecedented level of military and technical support of Iran in exchange for weapons also confirmed by American officials. In addition, on January 1, the Iran government reported the construction of a new transcontinental trading route with the Russian Federation bypassing "foreign intervention". Earlier, the ISW report reported on December 30 that Russia probably received a new Dron Kamikadze Party from Iran.