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Mexico investigates video showing suspected drug cartel members in Ukraine
They said that the aspiring mercenaries were not joining out of solidarity but for the more sinister purposes of learning how to operate First-Person View (FPV) kamikaze drones for use in their own fights against cartels and Mexican security forces. Ukraine is a world-leader in innovative drone technology and strategy.Those fears now appear to have materialised with increasing reports of drones being used in the already violent world of armed groups and drug cartels in Latin America.
“Today, weaponised drones are routinely employed to target rival organisations, attack law enforcement, intimidate civilian populations, and gain territorial control,” wrote Mathilde Gamba at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology, last month.
“Growing evidence suggests that Mexican cartel operatives are not only adapting tactics pioneered on the Ukrainian battlefield through online learning environments but may also be seeking direct exposure to combat experience.”
Mexico investigates video showing suspected drug cartel members in Ukraine
President Claudia Sheinbaum said the government is now reviewing the footage
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