Mexican and Colombian Cartel Personnel Train in Ukraine to Learn FPV Kamikaze Drone TTPs
- C/O Futures, LLC
- Sep 25
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C/O Futures Cartel Research Note Series
Robert J. Bunker
25 September 2025
As early as March 2024 (if not well before), volunteers linked to the Mexican and Colombian cartels were joining the International Legion to receive specialized first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drone and advanced counter-counter measures training via Ukrainian ‘drone academies.’ The intent of the Latin American cartel linked personnel and contractors (mercenaries) was to illegally learn Ukrainian tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and bring those combat skill sets back to their affiliated criminal organizations. A Ukrainian investigation into this activity was initially prompted by a warning issued by Mexico’s Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (National Intelligence Center; CNI).
