According to Turkish sources, Turkey has supplied and plans to supply Ukraine with about 180 Bayraktar TB2 UAVs, 100 Bayraktar Mini, 500 protected vehicles, and then 122-mm rockets.
In connection with the increase in arms supplies from Turkey, how will this affect Russian-Turkish relations? Will the Bayraktars influence the course of the war and which country will gain the advantage?
These questions were answered by Dr. Hai Eitan Cohen Janarochak from Tel Aviv University.
H. Eitan said that there are no statements in the Turkish media about this. Such news can be seen as a ploy to restore the grain deal.
“Everyone knows that Turkey is selling weapons to Ukraine. However, in recent days, there have been reports in the Russian media that a large number of weapons have been shipped from Turkey to Ukraine. The large amount of ammunition mentioned in the news makes these statements serious. There is no comment in the Turkish media about this. Undoubtedly, the Turkish government should not remain indifferent to this news in the Russian press and should give the necessary explanations. If the news is correct, we can consider this as a ploy to restore the grain deal, which Russia refused "This situation will have a negative impact on Russian-Turkish relations. However, relations are already strained due to the non-renewal of the grain agreement."
The political scientist emphasized that the use of the electronic warfare system by the Russian side limited the role of Bayraktar.
"Bayraktar did important work until Russian EW systems were turned on at the beginning of the war. However, Russia's effective use of electronic warfare systems limited the role of Bayraktar. Bayraktar does not change the rules of the game in any way and will not affect the course of the war."
As for what steps Russia would take, he said that Russia and Turkey could agree on a grain deal.
"I think that Russia and Turkey may agree on a new formula, especially for grain. Such an agreement could also affect the alleged large volumes of arms supplies from Turkey to Ukraine."
Nurlana Hajiyeva