Israeli political leaders visited a Ukrainian facility where they examined downed Iranian-origin drones. The visit has both military and political significance.
Members of the Knesset Ze’ev Elkin and Yuli Edelstein visited the Ukrainian military intelligence laboratory on February 22, which studies Iranian drones. Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov organized the visit to the laboratory.
Edelstein and Elkin were photographed standing beside captured Mohajer-6 drones, Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, drone components, and a Qaem-5 air-to-surface missiles (ASM) from Iranian UAVs that were shot down.
One of the photos also showed the manufacturing date on a pusher propeller of possibly a Mohajer-6 in February 2022 – the month Russia launched its Special Military Operation (SMO).
Both are co-chairs of the Israel-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Association and addressed Zelensky with a joint statement condemning Russia’s “invasion” and supporting Ukraine with Israeli military technologies.
