Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy made his first public acknowledgment of the operations Wednesday in remarks to reporters that were embargoed until Friday. He said Ukrainian forces took part in active operations abroad using domestically produced interceptor drones proven in countering Iranian-designed Shahed drones used by Russia in Ukraine.

“This was not about a training mission or exercises, but about support in building a modern air defence system that can actually work,” Zelenskyy said.

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      3 days ago

      What do you mean “now”? In opposition to Israel and the US they are absolutely on the good side.

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        The iranian government that executed thousands of protestors? I’m all for the iranian people getting a better life after this but the only good side are the innocent bystanders.

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          Is there a “good” government out there somewhere? Have the years of sanctions and now bombs been good for the Iranian people? Were they better off under the hated Shah? You don’t need to like the Iranian government to see that they are defending their country from unjust attack.