air Force Ukraine declared his troops would be unable to withstand the attacks Russia using artificial ballistic missiles Iran. The warning comes as Moscow is expected to receive supplies of ballistic missiles made by Tehran.
“Russia is still willing to accept UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and Fateh and Zolfaghar missiles from Iran. They are ballistic missiles. We have no means to defeat them,” said spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, Yurii Ihnat, as launched CNNTuesday (31/1/2023).
In November last year, Iran was reported to be preparing to ship about 1,000 more weapons to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. The supply is said to include short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and more combat drones.
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The information was based on information from officials from one of the Western countries who are closely monitoring Iran’s weapons program.
Report Reuters last October, citing two Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats, said Tehran had promised to supply the weapons to Russia.
“Russia has requested more Iranian drones and ballistic missiles with increased accuracy, especially the Fateh and Zolfaghar missile groups,” one Iranian diplomat told Reuters.
The Iranian government admitted in November last year that it had sent a limited number of drones to Russia a few months before the invasion of Ukraine. Tehran has denied supplying military equipment for Russia to use in the fighting in Ukraine.
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