Iranian drones could be on board the plane that arrived in Belarus
The Russian IL-76 took off from Iran in the direction of Moscow. On the way to the capital of the Russian Federation, he landed in Armenia, from where he went to Belarus. Footage of the arrival of the Russian ship to Machulysh was made public by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense. OSINT researchers believe that the plane was carrying Iranian-made drones.
In July, US intelligence reported that the Kremlin was trying to negotiate with the Iranian authorities on the supply of attack UAVs. Russian troops are experiencing a shortage of drones. Tehran has one of the largest fleets of drones on the planet. There are rumors that Vladimir Putin has agreed to transfer Su-35 drones to Iran in exchange for drones.
From the message published in the Telegram channel of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, it follows that Russian military personnel, as well as mercenaries from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Syria, Vietnam and other countries, arrived at board the IL-76. Allegedly, in Belarus, they will take part in the ‘Assured reception’ contest.