Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential office of Ukraine, said that Iran plans to increase the supply of drones to Russia. on this he called for liquidation Iranian drone factories and Iranian drone suppliers are being arrested.
“Iran, planning to increase the supply of missiles and drones to Russia, is arrogantly humiliating the international sanctions agency.
It is important to abandon the concept of useless sanctions, invalid UN resolutions and move on to more destructive means – the liquidation of factories, the arrest of suppliers, ”Podolyak wrote on Twitter.
Ukrainian officials believe Iran has sold Mohajer-6 and Shahed-136 drones to Russia. “Kommersant”.
Recall, on December 14, Kyiv authorities reported that two administrative buildings were damaged due to the wreckage of Iranian Shahed drones. On 12 December, the EU imposed sanctions on Iran for “military support to Russia”.
At the end of October, Ruslan Pukhov, a member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategy and Technologies, is live on TV channel. red blood cell asked the presenters not to “rock the boat” and not focus on drones from Iran. In particular, Mr. Pukhov said, “We all know they are Iranian, but the authorities do not recognize them.”
At the same time, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog allegedly presented US leader Joe Biden with evidence that Iranian-made drones were used by Russian troops in Ukraine during his US visit.
Tehran later admitted that the drones were delivered to Russia, but noted that this was several months before the start. conflict in Ukraine.
Nasser Kanaani, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. judicial Unfounded statements by Kiev about the transfer of drones to Moscow. According to him, Tehran did not supply drones to any of the parties to the conflict.
I emphasize once again that Iran has not provided any of the parties with military equipment for use in Ukraine.
“We have always respected the territorial integrity of countries, including Ukraine,” Kanaani said. He added that Iran’s strategic patience against unfounded accusations will not be unlimited.
Kanaani also urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to test Tehran’s patience with “baseless accusations” over arms supplies to Russia. He advised the Ukrainian leader to “learn a lesson from the fate of states that rejoice in the support of the United States”.
In this context, Russia and Iran are discussing joint projects for the production of aircraft, helicopters and maintenance of air transport. “Moreover, in the near future Moscow and Tehran will sign a long-term agreement on comprehensive cooperation,” the Kommersant publication said.