After the drones, the ballistic missiles. According to international intelligence reportsIran would be willing to deliver powerful new weapons to the Russia. The spokesman for the Kyiv Air Force, the colonel Yuri Ignatsaid that this new military supply is a “Threat to all of Ukraine“The Iranian ballistic missiles would have a range of 300 to 700 kilometers, a range that worries the Ukrainian defense. “They will probably be moved from Ukraine to the north,” said Ignatov, “from where they will be launched like this that they threaten the whole country”.
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And warning: «We have no effective defense. Theoretically it is possible to destroy them, but in reality it is very difficult with the means at our disposal. We have air defense, not missile defense,” he explained, estimating that Russia requested missiles from Iran “because its Iskanders are running out of supplies.”
Iran is ready to send new weapons to Russia
Corresponding cnnCiting officials from a western country, Iran is preparing to send about 1,000 additional weapons to Russia by the end of the year: short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles as well as new drones. The Washington Post had previously unveiled an agreement between Moscow and Tehran to deploy Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles.
That United States They said they were “concerned” about this new military aid. “It is clear that Iran continues to support Russia and its operations to kill Ukrainians,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a virtual news conference.
Iran denies: We did not provide Moscow with any military aid
However, Tehran denies this. The spokesman for the Foreign Office Nasser Kanani He said that defense cooperation between Iran and Russia has been going on for years, but has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. “We have strong ties and regional and international cooperation” with Moscow, but “Tehran did not support the war against Ukraine and believes that the issues should be resolved through dialogue,” Kanani said. The official then dismissed Kiev’s allegations that Moscow was using Iranian drones in the conflict. “Iran has not exported drones to Russia or provided military assistance. We asked the Ukrainian authorities to provide documents proving otherwise,” he stressed.
Kyiv: Another 200 drones from Iran arrive in Moscow
Meanwhile, Iran will send another 200 combat drones to Russia in early November, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. The new pack includes the Shahed-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 drones. “They will be sent to the port of Astrakhan via the Caspian Sea,” the Kiev ministry said. The drones will arrive disassembled and the Russians will have to reassemble them, it said.