# Mexican militants sent to Ukraine for UAV training, Russian intelligence says

https://mins.news/en/item/107532

- TASS, 2026-10-20 08:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2204509

> The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service says the United States found that Mexican criminal groups have long sent operatives to Ukraine for training in assembling and using UAVs in combat. It says at least 80 people trained within Ukraine’s armed forces, with payments allegedly funded by drug sales in the United States and routed to officials close to Vladimir Zelensky.

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