The US says Iranian military trainers are in Crimea teaching Russian soldiers how to utilise Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine.
“We can confirm that Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian UAVs and using them to conduct kinetic strikes across Ukraine, including in strikes against Kyiv in recent days,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price told a daily briefing with reporters.
“We assess that … Iranian military personnel were on the ground in Crimea and assisted Russia in these operations,” Price said.
He added “we do have credible information,” but did not provide evidence.