Meanwhile, the Syrian Civil Defence, otherwise known as The White Helmets, has said kamikaze drone attacks in Idlib have killed at least three civilians and injured six since the beginning of this year. The KYB-UAV drone was designed and developed by Russian manufacturer ZALA Aero, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Group. A video on the company website shows the drone self-destructing when it strikes its target, hence the moniker ‘kamikaze’ drone. Russia Today said its own Russian sources had claimed “the drone was used by the Russian army to strike terrorist sites in northern Syria”. Responding to these reports, Colonel Mustafa Bakour, the official spokesman for the Jaish al-Izza faction in Idlib, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the Russian had tested kamikaze drones in Hama, Syria as early as 2016, which he claimed targeted hospitals and rebel mountain bases.

Source: Libya Today December 17, 2021 23:02 UTC