American reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-1C Gray Eagle. File photoLUGANSK, June 18LPR Ambassador to Russia Rodion Miroshnik jokingly regretted that the United States suspended the sale of four MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones to Kyiv.
"They are afraid that they will fall into the hands of the Russians and all secrets will be revealed. It's a pity. Our fighters already had plans for them,» he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Earlier, Reuters reported that the United States had suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV to Ukraine out of fear that their equipment could get into in the hands of Russian specialists. It could «pose a security risk to the United States if it falls into Russian hands,» the agency said. The deal to sell four devices, each worth $10 million, was approved by the White House, but is now being reviewed by the Pentagon, according to sources. The interlocutors of the agency do not give the exact timing of the final decision. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. The main goal of the operation in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.