More Iranian ‘killers’ for Russia, US will target them, but in 2023
By Boyko Nikolov on November 2, 2022
PANAGYURISHTE ($1=1.98 Bulgarian Levs) — Iran no longer hides deliveries to Russia. Despite the timid PR attempts of the Kremlin – Russia too. The bad news for Ukraine is not the Iranian weapons, but the time. Ukraine and the US are racing against time, and in May Washington wrote off 2022 as the year for a major Ukrainian success. Everything is focused on 2023 when Ukraine is expected to win. Here is the situation:
Russia is buying another 450 Shahed-series kamikaze drones, as well as an untold number of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. The information was provided by CNN, citing Western military officials who are familiar with the Ukrainian crisis and monitor developments on all fronts of the war.
Fateh and Zolfaghar are the short-range ballistic missiles that Tehran will sell to Russia. The deal was concluded early last month, on October 6, and this news was confirmed by senior Iranian officials. Reuters quoted them in its report on the situation in Ukraine. Moreover, as a signal of a deal between Moscow and Tehran, the meeting in Moscow very recently between the Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mohbar and senior military representatives of the IRGC is pointed out.
Russia has failed in the production of its own drones in recent years. First, Moscow clearly did not foresee in time that these weapons systems would play a significant role in the war. As if there was not enough evidence of their role and effectiveness in Libya, Syria, and Nagorno-Karabagh. Recently, a senior military officer admitted that Russian drones do not meet the requirements, which casts serious doubt on the state tests conducted over the years, or the procedure for conducting them.
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2022/11/02/more-iranian-killers-for-russia-us-will-target-them-but-in-2023/
