The Main Directorate of Intelligence intercepted a conversation between the Shahed UAV operators who spoke in a dialect of Kurdish with words in Farsi

The Main Directorate of Intelligence intercepted a conversation between the Shahed UAV operators who spoke in a dialect of Kurdish with words in Farsi

Iranian Kurds could be fighting on the Russian side.

The MDI published a recording of this conversation.

During the war in Syria, the Russians involved mercenary units of Kurdish and Afghan origin in their operations.