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Ukraine sends drone experts to three countries in Middle East, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine offers expertise to Gulf states facing costly Iranian Shahed drone attacks and seeks air-defense missiles in return, with teams deployed to Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and a U.S. base in Jordan.
- On March 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine sent air-defence teams to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, with 'three professional, equipped teams' arriving this week.
- Amid heavy missile use by Gulf states, they sought Ukraine's expertise after expending many air-defence missiles countering Iran's attack drones, while Kyiv counters more than 57,000 Shahed-type drones nightly.
- Zelenskiy noted Ukrainian pilots and operators are key to interceptor drone effectiveness, Ukrainian specialists have been deployed to a U.S. military base in Jordan, and Reuters reported last week that the U.S. and Qatar seek Ukrainian interceptor drones as cheaper missile alternatives.
- Amid Kyiv's shortages, Zelenskiy said Ukraine seeks air-defence missiles above all, citing critical shortages for U.S.-made Patriot systems.
- With the Iran war stalling talks, Zelenskiy said the next trilateral meeting had been postponed to next week as he sought more prisoner swaps and a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
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Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian drone experts have begun to work in three Gulf states that have been targeted by Iranian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. Kiev has tried to take advantage of his experience in shooting down Russian drones to help the Gulf nations, which are being attacked with the same Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia shoots at Ukraine. “Three of our teams are gone: strong teams of experts, military, engineers a…
The conflict is still raging in the Middle East. At the heart of this war: the fight against the arsenal of Iranian drones. Ukrainian specialists are expected on the spot to help. - "Without our experience, it will be very difficult": the valuable Ukrainian expertise against Iranian drones in the Middle East (International).
Ukraine Sending Anti-Drone Teams to 3 Middle Eastern Countries, Zelenskyy Says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 11 that Kyiv has sent specialists to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to help them combat Iranian drone attacks. Kyiv says the Russian military has used thousands of drones, based on the Iranian-designed Shahed aircraft, in Ukraine over the last four years. The Ukrainians have extensive experience in shooting down drones, often using smaller UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), m…
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