Ukraine claims Russia is giving Iran cyber intelligence to hone military base attacks

NewsWorldMiddle EastUkraine claims Russia is giving Iran cyber intelligence to hone military base attacksRussia has reportedly been giving Iran detailed imagery of military bases across the Middle EastTom Balmforth & John IrishWednesday 08 April 2026 09:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953576","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-war-russia-intelligence-military-base-ukraine-b2953576.html","title":"Ukraine claims Russia is giving Iran cyber intelligence to hone military base attacks"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-1260","index":0}A destroyed US Air Force aircraft in the aftermath of a projectile strike at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia in March. An Iranian missile and drone attack on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia wounded at least 12 US soldiers, two of them seriously (UGC)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatc...