Zelensky says 11 countries asked Ukraine for help combating Iranian drones

Iran announces Ali Khamenei’s son as new supreme leader Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday (9) that 11 countries have asked Kiev for help on how to confront Iranian drones, which have been launched by Tehran across the Middle East in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks. ✅ Follow g1’s international news channel on WhatsApp “To date, we have received 11 requests from countries neighboring Iran, European states and the United States. There is a clear interest in Ukraine’s experience in protecting lives, in relevant interceptors, electronic warfare systems and training,” said Zelensky. According to him, Kiev has already responded to some of these requests “with concrete decisions and specific support.” Shahed-136 drone, created by Iran and perfected by Russia, is displayed in front of St. Michael’s Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Ukraine has developed a state-of-the-art drone defense system after four years of fighting daily attacks launched by Russia, which often even used Iranian-made drones. The war in the Middle East entered its 10th day this Monday. The conflict is fought by the USA and Israel against Iran, but it has spread to other countries in the region due to Iranian retaliatory attacks against US bases. Several countries in the Persian Gulf had to activate their air defenses to shoot down the projectiles, and incidents also occurred in Türkiye, Cyprus and Azerbaijan. READ ALSO: How Iran created low-cost ‘suicide’ drones to cause chaos in the Middle East SANDRA COHEN: Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise represents deep alignment with Iran’s most radical factions Iran’s new supreme leader officially takes office, and country rules out ceasefire and talks of retaliation against the US and Israel Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, during a press interview in Lithuania Mindaugas Kulbis/AP

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