Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal
Exclusive: at least 18 long-range armed drones were delivered to Putin’s navy after Russians visit Tehran in November A Shahed 129 drone, one of the models smuggled into Russia, displayed in the Iranian capital Tehran in 2013. Iran has used boats and a state-owned airline to smuggle new types of advanced long-range armed drones to Russia for use in its war on Ukraine , sources inside the Middle Eastern country have revealed. At least 18 of the drones were delivered to Vladimir Putin’s navy after Russian officers and technicians made a special visit to Tehran in November, where they were shown a full range of Iran’s technologies. On that occasion, the 10-man Russian delegation selected six Mohajer-6 drones, which have a range of around 200km and carry two missiles under each wing, along with 12 Shahed 191 and 129drones, which also have an air-to-ground strike capability. Unlike the better-known Shahed 131 and 136 drones, which have been heavily used by Russia in kamikaze raids agai...