Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy made his first public acknowledgment of the operations Wednesday in remarks to reporters that were embargoed until Friday. He said Ukrainian forces took part in active operations abroad using domestically produced interceptor drones proven in countering Iranian-designed Shahed drones used by Russia in Ukraine.
“This was not about a training mission or exercises, but about support in building a modern air defence system that can actually work,” Zelenskyy said.
Let’s set all ethics and politics and humanitarianism aside.
From a selfish, strategic, “NonCredibleDefense” kind of perspective, Ukraine is an incredible military power. Militaries around the world should be on their knees begging for their experience, if not their units. With, for instance, shooting down drones.
And it’s absolutely mind boggling to me that Western powers don’t see that. Think how Ukraine could help them militarily all over the world… If I were Xi, I wouldn’t invade Taiwan with a bigger chunk of Ukrainians training them.