NIA Links US National, Ukrainians to Myanmar Civilian Aircraft Drone Attack
What Happened
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has told a Delhi court that US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke and several Ukrainian nationals arrested earlier this year were involved in a drone attack on a civilian aircraft in Myanmar. The agency made the claim while seeking permission to interrogate VanDyke and Ukrainian national Viktor Kaminskyi in Tihar Jail, a request that was approved by the court.
Key Takeaways
According to the NIA, the accused allegedly entered India on tourist visas, travelled to Mizoram and later crossed into Myanmar, where they reportedly provided drone warfare, drone assembly and jamming technology training to ethnic armed groups. The agency said evidence recovered from seized devices requires further interrogation and corroboration as part of its ongoing investigation.