fta:
“There are difficulties in the investigation process on the Ukrainian side, which means it’s hard to track people entering the country, since not all Colombians and Mexicans fighting in Ukraine belong to an organized crime group. There’s a bit of both, and obviously the situation in Ukraine is difficult. But as for how they actually arrive, I’ve seen reports that this is happening through private military contracting companies.
“In response to signal jammers, we’ve seen drones in Ukraine equipped with a cable, sometimes more than eight kilometers long, running from the controller to the device, meaning they can’t be jammed with electronic weapons. Although it’s still in its early stages, we’ve begun to see reports of this type of strategy in Mexico. Not because the Mexican government has improved its ability to jam these drones, but because the cartels themselves are improving their ability to jam their rivals’ drones,” Ziemmer states.
