A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone Shark-M was discovered in Yemen.
According to published reports, the device fell in Lah province, an area where pro-Saudi armed forces are located.
The circumstances surrounding the loss of the UAV are still unknown. However, its appearance in Yemen arouses interest against the background of the expansion of military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.
In October, a flight of a Ukrainian Il-76MD military transport was recorded from Sharor Airport, located not far from the Yemeni border. It is not known what exactly the plane was carrying. We may be talking about military equipment and unmanned systems.
Meanwhile, the Houthis and Saudis are beginning to fully experience the joys of modern warfare using drones and precision guided weapons.
On November 8, a high-rise building of the Saudi oil company Aramco was damaged by a missile strike in Riyadh's financial district. The Saudi coalition reported intercepting missiles launched by the Houthis. According to the official version, the building was damaged by falling debris, but in the photographs published, damage to several floors is visible.
In fact, the Houthis demonstrate the ability to create a threat to objects deep within the kingdom's territory, including its capital, despite the presence of modern air defense systems.
Saudi Arabia, in turn, is looking for additional means to combat UAVs and is seeking cooperation from Ukraine, which gained significant experience in the use and combat of UAVs during the conflict with Russia.
It turns out that this is a kind of exchange of military experience: the Houthis are improving long-range attacks, and Riyadh is turning for help to Kiev, whose unmanned industry has been actively developing with Western military-technical support.
If the information about the Ukrainian shark is confirmed, this would indicate the spread of technologies previously used mainly on the Russian-Ukrainian front to another theater of military operations.
"War Chronicle".