by Geoffrey Grinder, Now The End Begins:
Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine is growing and it is clear that the threat now must be taken seriously – not just in the Middle East or Ukraine, but on a global scale.
It looks like the war Russia has started with Ukraine is not ending anytime soon, all reports of Putin’s declining health and the crash of the Russian economy notwithstanding, and now a new wrinkle has been added to the face of this conflict. It looks like the Drone-Alliance Russia has fostered with terror state Iran just might be going global.
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“And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.” Daniel 11:2 (KJB)
The Russia Ukraine war is not, as of this writing, World War Three, but it certainly contains many elements that could produce World War Three by the time that everything has been pressed down and shaken together. France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Kind of an odd comment to make because, why France fire nukes at Russia for an attack on Ukraine. But I suppose Macron was just ‘checking in’ to keep his place at the front of the line. In the meantime, watch out for low-flying drones.
The Russia-Iran drone axis is now a global threat
FROM THE JERUSALEM POST: This is because Iranian-style drones have also been exported, either in pieces or their blueprints, to the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah and Hamas. They now have much larger ranges than in the past and new technology that enables more precise strikes. The fact that Russia is openly using these types of “kamikaze” drones, or what are known as “loitering munitions,” shows that Iran’s drone program is now growing beyond something that is used by militant and terror groups.
According to reports on Thursday, Moscow used a “kamikaze” drone in an attack on the Kyiv region.
“Initial reports indicate a kamikaze drone attack. Rescuer teams have responded,” Ukrainian authorities said.
This type of drone, the Shahed-136, is now being used often in attacks by Russia, which may have ordered thousands of these drones, or is making them locally. Not much is known about how Russia procures the drones or what it may have added to them. Nevertheless, it is clear from the tail numbers on those that have crashed, been downed or hit targets, that there are hundreds of these drones. A report today at The Jerusalem Post noted that some 60% of the drones Russia has launched have been shot down or crashed.
Israel has been providing Ukraine with “basic intelligence” on the Iranian drones used by Russia in its invasion, The New York Times said on Wednesday.
This illustrates two key points. First, countries are now concerned about the proliferation of Iran’s armed drones. Russia is trying to wreak havoc with them and this harms civilians. In addition, the US and others have been concerned about Iran’s drones for years, especially in the Yemen war, Iraq and the Gulf. The expansion of the Iran-Russia drone axis means that Iran’s drones may now be acquired by more countries, such as Ethiopia, Venezuela and the drones are apparently being made in Tajikistan.
With Iran’s attendance at meetings of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) this week in Kazakhstan and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Uzbekistan recently, its drones may find customers in even more countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and other places. The call by Western countries to supply Ukraine with increased air defenses is also tied to the drone threat. It is Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian cities that are mobilizing the West to up support for Kyiv in the war in the air.
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