The plant, according to WSJ, could manufacture at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones for use by Russia in Ukraine.
Russia quietly reached an agreement with Iran in November 2022 to begin manufacturing hundreds of weaponized drones on Russian soil, according to new intelligence seen by the US and other Western security agencies, the Washington Post reported at the time.
Officials from Moscow and Tehran finalized the deal during a meeting in Iran in early November, accelerating the exchange of key components and designs that would allow production to begin within months. READ MORE
