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According to the US, it concurs with allies of the West that Russia receiving explosive drones from Iran violates UN sanctions.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!On Monday, so-called “kamikaze” drones believed to be Iranian-made but released by Russia bombed Kyiv.
According to the US State Department, the US concurs with the French and British that the drones are a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
This resolution, which is connected to the nuclear deal with Iran, prohibits Iran from transferring specific military technologies.
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 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.”
The US “revealed publicly that Russia has acquired drones from Iran, that this was part of Russia’s intention to buy hundreds of Iranian UAVs of various varieties,” according to Mr. Patel. Iran, however, denies providing them to Russia.
There was “substantial confirmation,” he continued, that Russia had used them in Ukraine.
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 declared.
