Ukrainian President Slams Iran For Sending Drones To Russia

 

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, slammed the Islamic Republic of Iran for sending deadly drones to Russia amid the war.

On Wednesday, the Ukrainian President urged the Iranian authorities to reconsider the supply of drones to Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address that the Iranian-made drones played a major role in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The Ukrainian President further said, “What is your (Iran) interest in being an accomplice to Russian terror? What is the benefit to Iran of such cynical killing?” The President also said that Iranian-made Shahed deadly drones terrorised Ukrainian cities every day. He further said that “the people of Iran are being driven deeper into the dark side of history."

Earlier, the United States and the European Union accused Iranian authorities of supplying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to Russia to use in the war against Ukraine. Subsequently, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Iran over its drone program.

Last year in October, Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, said that Ukraine was hit by swarms of kamikaze drones, which were allegedly supplied by Iranian authorities to Russia. Later on, the European Union said that Iran was responsible for the "murders of Ukrainians.” Kuleba also called for more sanctions against Iran.

Many European Union Ministers also slammed Iran over the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia. France and Germany said that the drone transfers were a violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

The Ukrainian President has said that Ukraine’s air defences are now skilled at downing the deadly Iranian drones. Earlier, the Ukrainian military shot down 37 Iranian Shahed-136 drones launched by Russian forces.

Earlier, Iran denied supplying Shahed drones to Russia. However, after several allegations, Iranian authorities said it had provided a small number of drones to Russia before the conflict began in late February 2022.