Ukrainian instructors helped fighters allied with Ahmed
al‑Sharaa
learn to operate combat drones during the 2024 overthrow of Syrian dictator
Bashar al‑Assad, Ukrainian officer and journalist Yuriy Matsarsky
told NV Radio on April 7.
“We know that during the toppling of Bashar al
In December 2024, Washington Post wrote that Syrian rebels who toppled Assad received some assistance from Ukraine, including drones and Ukrainian drone operators. The article said that Ukrainian intelligence sent as many as 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 first