President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the primary Shahed drones utilized by Russia to assault Ukraine had been launched by Iranian operators as a result of Russian operators nonetheless needed to be skilled.
Supply: Zelenskyy at a press convention with Romanian President Nicusor Dan in Bucharest, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Particulars: Russia started attacking Ukraine with Shahed loitering munitions way back to autumn 2022.
Quote: "We all know how the primary Shahed drones had been launched. There have been no Russian operators. There have been operators from one other nation – the nation the Shahed UAVs got here from. As a result of they needed to practice them. And so they skilled them in an actual battle."
Background:
- Zelenskyy stated on 10 March that Ukrainian safety and counter-UAV consultants will journey this week to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
- Zelenskyy stated on 3 March that Ukraine has a scarcity of PAC-3 missiles for Patriot air defence methods so Kyiv is able to change its interceptor drones for them.
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