Russia took satellite images of U.S. airbase in days before Iranian attack, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy alleges Russia shared satellite images with Iran before the March 26 strike that wounded US troops at Prince Sultan Air Base, citing three reconnaissance dates in March.
- On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence shows Russian satellites photographed Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia three times on March 20, 23, and 25, days before Iran's March 26 attack.
- Iran struck the base on March 26, wounding American service members, as Zelenskyy stated he remains "100%" confident Russia shares intelligence with Tehran to help target United States forces across the Middle East.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied providing intelligence to Tehran on Thursday, while NBC News could not independently verify the Ukrainian briefing, which lacked evidence of the alleged imagery.
- The alleged intelligence sharing heightens targeting risks for American forces in the Middle East, potentially forcing rapid adjustments to base defenses and regional force posture.
- During his Gulf tour, Zelenskyy secured defense agreements with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, seeking to export Ukrainian air-defense technology in exchange for "billions" in investment for the Ukrainian defense industry.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russians took three satellite images of the US base in Saudi Arabia, which was later attacked by Iran. Zelensky told the American channel NBC, which he met with in Qatar on Saturday. The attack injured several dozen American soldiers and Tehran also managed to seriously damage a US E-3 Sentry early warning reconnaissance aircraft.
Iran Blinds the US Sky... Did Russia Help? 450 Billion Won Early Warning Aircraft Destroyed During First Combat. Zelenskyy: Russia Provided Satellite Images to Iran. Amid the destruction of the E-3 Sentry AWACS, known as the US Air Force's "eyes in the sky," by an Iranian attack, information necessary to attack US forces
Russia obtained images from the US Air Base satellite from Saudi Arabia three times in the premier days of the Iranian attack on the base, which resulted in injured US soldiers, according to a summary of Ukrainian information services transmitted to the NBC News post by President Volodimir Zelenski.
Iran attacks a U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia. Several soldiers are injured. Russia probably provided intelligence information.
Middle East War: Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of assisting Iran with satellite images, intel of US air base
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Saturday (local time), accused Russia of assisting Iran in its war against US by sharing satellite images and intel. Zelenskyy, citing daily intelligence update, said that Moscow shared images of some of the facilities that Tehran has targeted
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