“When images of advanced missiles and drones were published a few years ago, they were said to have been Photoshopped. Now they say Iranian drones are dangerous and ask why we sell them to this or that. These feats were accomplished by the Iranian elites, bring glory to our country ». So he expressed himself, come on Twitterthe Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khameneiin reference to Western and Kyiv criticism of Iran for the use of Iranian drones by the Russia in the war Ukraine.
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Iran’s position
Just days ago, when Kyiv accused Tehran that “Russia and Iran are jointly sowing death and terror,” Iran continued to deny this, repeating that the country “did not send weapons to any of the parties involved in the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine and that “the news that Iran is supplying drones to Russia has political ambitions and is being circulated by Western sources,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said, according to Mehr agency.
Meanwhile, Mehr reports, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a phone call with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlić-Radman, continues to argue that Iran is “firmly opposed to war” and arms sales to the warring factions. Hossein Amirabdollahian further added: “We have asked the Ukrainian authorities to provide evidence of the alleged use of Iranian drones in the war in Ukraine.” through Russia. “We did not supply Russia with Iranian weapons for the war against Ukraine,” Amirabdollahian said, without denying that Moscow and Tehran have a defense cooperation.
UAVs and medium-range missiles were presented as new weapons by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps #Iran. pic.twitter.com/jbhWrNSMCx
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The Iranian drone Shahed-136
Downtown the Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones (defined as suicide bombers because they are designed to detonate once they reach their target) with which Russia continues to attack strategic and civilian targets in Ukraine, starting with energy infrastructure. As the Daily Mirror reveals, About fifty specialists from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been deployed to Crimea in support of Russia to train Moscow’s armed forces in the use of Shahed-136 drones. Despite the denials, Iran has reportedly supplied Russia with a significant quantity of Shahed-136 drones and will continue to supply Moscow with medium-range drones and missiles, Portal revealed.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson
According to sources in Kyiv, Ukrainian forces recently destroyed a Shahed-136 base in southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian counter-offensive could reach Kherson in the next few days. Regaining control of the city would be an important step for Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Twitter The Russian plan is to “blow up the Khakovka power plant and dam, flood the area to block the Ukrainian advance and stop the Russian retreat, deport the population to Russia.”.
Commenting on the imposition of martial law in the Ukrainian regions annexed by Russia, US State Department spokesman Ned Price argued that “President Putin annexed these regions, claiming that there were people in these regions who were so desperate to take refuge in the Ukrainian state wanted to join Russia. Now Putin is proving the lie by imposing martial law».
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Zelenskyy’s message to the citizens of the Russian-occupied territories
After calling the Kremlin’s decision to impose martial law in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions “hysterical,” Zelenskyy warned citizens that “the occupiers will try to recruit men” to join their troops , urging them to “avoid it as much as possible.” The Ukrainian president also added in a video message: “If you cannot avoid being recruited, try to lay down your arms and reach the Ukrainian positions as soon as possible.”.