Cuba Acquires Hundreds Of UAVs After Appealing To Russian Federation

Havana discusses possible attacks on U.S. facilities.

Cuban authorities recently began discussing plans to use more than 300 purchased drones to strike U.S. military facilities. This was reported on May 17 by Axios, citing US intelligence data.

The targets of the attack could be the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay in southeastern Cuba and the city of Key West (Florida), located about 145 kilometers north of Havana (Cuba's capital).

According to the Axios interlocutor, this intelligence, which could trigger US military action, demonstrates the extent to which US President Donald Trump's administration views Cuba as a threat due to the development of the drone war and the presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana.

A spokesman for the US Central Intelligence Agency told the media that CIA Director John Ratcliffe explicitly warned local officials against engaging in military action during his trip to Cuba on May 14. He also urged them to abandon totalitarian rule, in return for which the U.S. would lift sanctions.

According to a CIA official, Ratcliffe made it clear that Cuba could no longer serve as a "platform for adversaries advancing hostile agendas" in the Western Hemisphere.

According to a U.S. senior official, Cuban authorities have been asking Russia for additional drones and military equipment over the past month. The official cited intercepted intelligence that also indicates that Cuban intelligence officers are trying to learn how Iran "resisted" the U.S.

U.S. officials estimate that up to 5,000 Cuban military personnel have fought on Russia's side in the war against Ukraine, and some of them have briefed the island's military leadership on the effectiveness of drone warfare. U.S. officials estimate that Russia has paid the Cuban government about $25,000 for each military officer sent to Ukraine.

A senior official said the Cuban military is "part of the meat grinder" of Vladimir Putin.

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