A recent report highlights the growing military partnership between Iran and Russia, particularly in the production of drones. Following a technology exchange agreement two years ago, Russia has significantly bolstered its domestic drone manufacturing capacity, facilitating increased attacks on Ukraine. The arrangement also includes a covert financial network to circumvent sanctions. This collaboration has allowed Russia to produce the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drone, now known as the Geran-2, and has become pivotal in the ongoing drone warfare phase of the conflict, where attacks have escalated to nightly averages of 100 drones.
The partnership between Iran and Russia to produce Iranian-designed drones on Russian soil has deepened military ties between the two heavily sanctioned states and substantially boosted Russia's domestic drone industry.
According to Ukrainian figures, attacks involving an average of 100 Shahed-style drones a night have become common this year, with last weekend seeing hundreds of UAVs used to pummel Ukrainian cities.
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