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Russia is Supplying Houthis With Satellite Data to Attack Ships in the Red Sea

Houthis ramped up strikes on unarmed ships and US postures in the Red Sea after Oct 7

Russia has been aiding the Houthis’ assault on Western shipping lanes in the Red Sea by providing them targeting data.

As the Houthis ramped up their strikes on the U.S. and other nations’ postures in the region after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Russians offered satellite data allowing them to expand their strikes, take out multimillion-dollar U.S. drones and hit ships sailing through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, through which 12% of global trade passes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Each munition used to intercept a Houthi strike costs the U.S. upwards of between $1 million and $4 million.

Read the rest of the story at FOX News.

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