US claims that the use of Iranian drones in the Russia-Ukraine conflict violates UN sanctions against Iran.

 

According to the US, Russia received explosive drones from Iran in violation of UN sanctions.

So-called "kamikaze" drones, thought to be produced in

Iran, were used by the Russian military to attack Kyiv.

The drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have been identified by Ukraine as Iranian Shahed-136 weapons. After the Japanese fighter pilots who carried out suicide missions during World War Two, they are known as kamikaze drones.

 

According to the US State Department, the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231, as do France and the UK.

This resolution, which is connected to the nuclear deal with Iran, prohibits Iran from transferring specific military technologies.

According to Vedant Patel of the State Department, "We believe that these UAVs, which were transferred from Iran to Russia and utilized by Russia in Ukraine, are among the weapons that would remain embargoed under 2231."

Iran denies giving them to Russia, but according to Patel, the US "revealed publicly that Russia has gotten drones from Iran, that this was part of Russia's intention to purchase hundreds of Iranian UAVs of various varieties." Iran also claims that Russia has not received any drones from it.

There was "substantial confirmation," he continued, that Russia had used them in Ukraine.

According to Patel, the growing cooperation between Russia and Iran should be viewed as a threat by everyone in the globe. President Bashar al-Assad has received significant military assistance from Russia and Iran during the Syrian civil war.

The US will not hesitate to employ sanctions on anyone doing business with Iran who may have any connection to the development of UAVs, ballistic missiles, or the transit of arms from Iran to Russia, according to Patel.

 

According to the Kyiv government, hundreds of cities and villages in Ukraine's Kyiv, Dnipro, and Sumy regions experienced power outages on Monday, affecting critical infrastructure.

At least eight individuals were slain, including four each in Sumy and Kyiv. "Hold [Russia] accountable for its war crimes," the US promised.