Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that since the beginning of July, Russian spy satellites have been intensively monitoring US military bases in Gulf states, and that the images are passed to Iran. He cited a clear correlation between the satellite imagery and Iranian strikes, both before and after attacks. The claim has not been independently verified.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday provided a new level of detail on his earlier allegation, stating that Russian spy satellite imagery of US Gulf bases correlates with Iranian strikes—both before, as preparation, and after, for damage assessment. The new statement, reported by N12 journalist Assaf Rosenzweig, adds the explicit correlation, while the timeframe—since the beginning of July—had already been reported in previous versions of the claim.
Zelensky first made the allegation on Saturday evening (21:51 Jerusalem), initially stating that Russian satellites were aiding Iranian attacks. Over the course of the evening, The Zioneer reported successive versions with increasing specificity: that Russian satellites tracked US military installations in the Gulf and images appeared in Iran; that Russia was providing satellite imagery taken before and after attacks; and that since the start of July, Russian spy satellites had been observed over Gulf states and US facilities, with imagery reaching Iran. At 00:56 Sunday, The Zioneer published a consolidated bulletin noting the unverified claim.
The Zioneer has previously reported on satellite imagery indicating damage to US bases in the Gulf (July 13, July 17) and on Iranian strikes targeting US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq (July 22). These reports provide context for the alleged intelligence sharing, but do not independently corroborate the Ukrainian president's assertion.
The claim remains unverified. It is based on a single source—a Telegram post from N12—and has not been corroborated by independent evidence or official confirmation from US, Israeli, or other regional sources.
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