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| Ukraine Claims Success in Shooting Down 4 Iranian Kamikaze Drones Used by Russia |
Kiev - Ukraine's military on Friday (23/9/2022) said its forces had shot down four Iranian-made kamikaze drones used by Russian forces. That prompted President Volodymyr Zelensky to complain that Tehran was hurting the Ukrainian people.
Military authorities in southern Ukraine said in a statement that they had shot down the Shahed-136 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) over the sea near the port of Odesa. Ukraine and the United States have previously accused Iran of supplying drones to Russia, something Tehran denies.
In 1943, Tehran became a place of hope for a new life without Nazism.
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 23, 2022
In 2022, fundamentalist Tehran became a place that supports russian Nazism and the murder of peaceful citizens.
Today, #UAarmy destroyed 6 russian kamikaze drones provided by Iran. pic.twitter.com/yAtukFo2q1
Zelensky's spokesman, Serhii Nykyforov, said the president had asked the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to respond to the use of Iranian combat equipment by Russian forces. "Such actions by Iran are considered a measure against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and also against the lives and well-being of Ukrainian citizens," it said in a statement.
Military experts, quoted by Reuters on Saturday (9/24/2022) said the drones would be useful for Russia for reconnaissance and as a roaming munitions that could bide its time in finding and striking a suitable target.