Overview

• Mexican and Colombian cartels reportedly recruited volunteers for Ukraine’s International Legion to acquire FPV and kamikaze drone tactics.
• Ukrainian security services SBU and HUR have launched investigations into multiple legionnaires flagged by the Centro Nacional de Inteligencia.
• Investigators have identified infiltration methods such as stolen identities, forged documents and coordination through Latin American private military contractors.
• Poland, Bulgaria and other EU states are examining intelligence that suggests similar cartel infiltration within their own ranks.
• Officials warn that combat drone skills learned in Ukraine could later be used by cartels against Mexican authorities and rival groups.