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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tom Balmforth and John Irish

Ukraine claims Russia is giving Iran cyber intelligence to hone military base attacks

A destroyed US Air Force aircraft in the aftermath of a projectile strike at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia in March. An Iranian missile and drone attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously - (UGC)

Russian satellites have reportedly conducted dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East, an action a Ukrainian intelligence assessment suggests was intended to aid Iran in striking US forces and other targets.

The conclusions, which have been reviewed by Reuters, further indicate a collaboration between Russian and Iranian hackers in the cyber domain.

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