A SIM card from the Ukrainian telecommunications operator Kyivstar was found inside a downed Shahed drone, which Russia used to attack Ukraine. Experts are investigating how the SIM card ended up in the drone and why it was needed, news outlet RBC Ukraine reports Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat as saying in a telethon.
Military analysts suggest that the SIM card allows Russian forces to use the Kyivstar mobile network to track the drone and change its flight path.
Kyivstar reported that they are working with law enforcement agencies to prevent such incidents from reoccurring in the future.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ignat said that, among other things, they are studying what the Russian military can do with a Ukrainian SIM card and Internet access on Ukrainian territory, and specifically whether they can operate drones.
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