Ukraine says Russia aids Iran with cyber, imagery support for attacks: Reuters

• Russian satellites reportedly helped Iran target U.S. forces with imagery and cyber support, Ukraine tells Reuters.

Russian satellites have conducted dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to assist Iran in targeting U.S. forces and other strategic locations, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment reviewed by Reuters.

The assessment, cited exclusively by Reuters, also found that Russian and Iranian hackers have been collaborating in cyberspace. It represents the most detailed account yet of how Russia has provided secret support to Iran since 'Israel' and the U.S. launched their assault on February 28.

According to the assessment, Russian satellites carried out at least 24 surveys between March 21 and 31, covering 46 “objects” in 11 Middle Eastern countries, including U.S. and allied military bases, airports, and oil fields. Within days of the surveys, several of these sites were targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, showing what the assessment described as a clear operational pattern.

The Ukrainian report highlighted nine surveys. Russian satellites also reportedly monitored the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and LNG shipments, where Iran has imposed a de facto blockade on vessels it deems “hostile.”

A Western military source and a regional security official told Reuters that their intelligence corroborates the findings, noting intense Russian satellite activity and that imagery was shared with Iranian forces.

The assessment underscores the role of Russian intelligence and cyber capabilities in supporting Iran’s operations in the region, according to the Ukrainian sources cited by Reuters.