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Zelensky: Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian drone in the Persian Gulf

2026-04-10 15:08:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Zelensky: Ukrainian forces shot down Iranian drone in the Persian Gulf

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian "Shahed" drones in several countries in the Middle East.

Zelensky did not identify the countries involved, but said Ukrainian personnel had helped strengthen air defense systems in several countries. He has previously said that more than 200 Ukrainian experts have been deployed to the region.

"We demonstrated to several countries how to work with interceptors. Did we destroy the drones? Yes, we destroyed them. Did we do it only in one country? No, in several," Zelensky told reporters.

Ukraine has become a world leader in modern drone warfare. Many of the drones deployed by Russia are based on the Iranian "Shahed", which Tehran has launched against targets in the Persian Gulf over the past month.

The Ukrainian president made surprise visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan last week as Kiev seeks to bolster diplomatic support in the Middle East, offering its hard-won expertise in drones in exchange for military, financial and political support in its ongoing fight against Russian occupation.

"We are helping to strengthen their security in exchange for contributions to the stability of our country. It was not about a training mission or exercises, but about support in building a modern air defense system that can actually function ," Zelensky said. /CNA





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