Ukrainian drone operators share experience with foreign terrorists — Russian diplomat

Ukrainian drone operators share experience with foreign terrorists — Russian diplomat Russian Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Vladimir Tarabrin made a special mention of drone attacks on the Russian embassy and the trade mission in Sweden, and the lack of response from the host nationTHE HAGUE, October 9. /TASS/. Ukrainian drone operators are sharing their experience with terrorist and criminal groups in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, Russian Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Vladimir Tarabrin said. "We have repeatedly said within these walls that Kiev’s actions to deploy drones for criminal purposes, Ukraine’s orchestration of terrorist attacks on the Russian territory, and the transfer of expertise by Ukrainian drone operators to various terrorist and criminal organizations, active in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, are of particular concern," he told the 113th session of the organization’s Executive Council. Tarabrin made a special mention of drone attacks on the Russian embassy and the trade mission in Sweden, and the lack of response from the host nation. He emphasized that double standards and politicization are unacceptable when chemical terrorism is concerned. 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