The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation already uses Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine - Arestovich

Iran has not sent Russia the best UAV, but they will be able to perform a number of combat missions, said the adviser to the Presidential Office Russian troops already use in Ukraine battle drones received from Iran. The freelance adviser to the Presidential Office Alexei Arestovich reported on August 4 on the Figin Live YouTube channel. According to him, Russia has received 46 Iranian drones for its army, however, not the most advanced that is released by the Islamic Republic.

Alexei Arestovich emphasized that despite the fact that UAVs represent "very previous generation", they can perform some combat missions. "In this war, even children's quadcopters solve the problems with homemade hobbies and throwing grenades," said OP. According to some sources, the use of Iranian drones has already been recorded in Ukraine.

Alexei Arestovich believes that the efficiency of aircraft depends not so much on the technical characteristics, but on the experience and skill of the operators who control them on the battlefield. "There is now the struggle of motivations. I do not think that Russian troops, except for individual teams, show a special desire to" win ", because it is quite demoralized," the adviser said. Earlier there was information that Iran could send Russia the first drones in exchange for Su-35 aircraft.

Sources claim that a group of Iranian pilots and technicians went to the Russian Federation to learn how to manage Russian fighters and serve them. Such mutual assistance may be provided by the agreement that countries have concluded on July 26. They also wrote what drones have Iran and what they are capable of. His army is used by shock, intelligence and drone-Kamikadze, who have proven themselves well throughout the Middle East in recent years.