The wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.
The wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine.
  • The engine for drones that Russia is using in Ukraine is based on stolen technology, experts said.
  • Conflict Armament Research said the German technology was stolen by Iran in 2006.
  • Russia has used the Iranian-made drones to destroy buildings and kill civilians in Ukraine.

Drones manufactured by Iran and used by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine have at their core German technology that was stolen by Iran 17 years ago, according to weapons experts.