By supplying one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA-UAVs) to Russia, Iran continues to breach UN Security Council Resolution 2231, reads information released by intelligence service of UK's Ministry of Defense, Ednews reports.
It was noted that Russia has likely moved from receiving small deliveries of Iranian OWA-UAVs by air transport, to larger consignments by ship from Iran via the Caspian Sea.
"This ‘International North-South Transit Corridor’ has assumed much more importance since the invasion. It allows Russia to access Asian markets - including arms transfers - in ways it hopes are less vulnerable to international sanctions.
Russia is also working to start domestic production of OWA-UAVs, almost certainly with Iranian assistance," it's noted.
It was also added that Russia is highly likely investing in OWA-UAVs because it provides Russia with a relatively cheap long-range strike capability at a time when it has expended a large proportion of its cruise missile stocks in Ukraine.