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. The Ukrainian Center of National Resistance and Ukrainian partisans claim Wagner shared “assault tactics and the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles to drop explosive devices onto vehicles and other targets” with Hamas during training in African countries. The Ukrainian World Congress also reported this claim. 

However, these claims primarily come from Ukrainian sources, including partisans. Ukraine’s Head of Defence Intelligence stated Russia supplied Hamas with weapons but did not provide evidence. A U.S. intelligence assessment from February 2024 concluded that Iran did not orchestrate the attack and lacked foreknowledge, though Iran has supported Hamas for decades. 

Regarding Kadyrov’s fighters and the GRU, the provided information does not support their direct involvement in the October 7 attack. While sources discuss Kadyrov’s statements on the conflict or drone attacks, they do not link him or his fighters to the October 7 attack. The GRU is Russia’s main intelligence directorate. Russia has a relationship with Hamas, but the search results do not link the GRU directly to the planning or execution of the attack. 

In summary, while some sources suggest potential indirect involvement of the Wagner Group, the evidence for a direct “GRU hypothesis” involving the GRU or Kadyrov’s fighters is not supported by the provided information.