{"id":10864,"date":"2026-03-11T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=10864"},"modified":"2026-03-10T19:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T06:48:35","slug":"eleven-countries-ask-ukraine-for-help-with-irans-drone-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnznews.com\/?p=10864","title":{"rendered":"Eleven countries ask Ukraine for help with Iran’s drone warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Story by Sasha Vakulina\/Euronews<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Eleven countries have requested Kyiv\u2019s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran’s ongoing attacks against the Gulf states, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs of now, there are 11 requests from countries neighbouring Iran, European states, and the US\u201d, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is clear interest in Ukraine\u2019s experience in protecting lives, relevant interceptors, electronic warfare systems, and training,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy said that Kyiv has reviewed in detail all the requests for \u201csecurity support from our side in countering \u201cshahed\u201d drones and other similar challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He explained that Ukraine is willing to help, but only those who help Kyiv \u201cprotect the lives of Ukrainians and the independence of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome requests have already been met with concrete decisions and specific support,” Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He did not specify which countries would not get Ukraine\u2019s assistance in drone warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another aspect for Kyiv when it comes to providing help to other countries is making sure that its own air defence remains intact and strong enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkraine has long proposed that partners upgrade and strengthen joint capabilities to protect lives,” Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have spoken about joint defence against drones and missiles, as well as about destroying the relevant production facilities of aggressor regimes \u2013 weapons production used in attacks, including those happening now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy earlier stated that Kyiv has already deployed interceptor drones and a team of specialists to help protect US military bases in Jordan. Following the official request from Washington last Thursday, he said Ukraine agreed \u201cimmediately\u201d and dispatched the team the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A serviceman prepares an interceptor drone of “General Cherry” company before a flight at the polygon in Ukraine, on Dec. 4, 2025<\/em> AP Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Iran-Russia military cooperation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Iran has been one of Russia\u2019s closest allies since the beginning of Moscow\u2019s all-out war against Ukraine in early 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tehran first supplied Russia with Shahed-type drones to attack Ukraine, and later shared the technology, allowing Moscow to set up production domestically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEvery ‘Shahed’ production site is known,\u201d Zelenskyy said on Monday, adding that now, after Moscow\u2019s full-scale invasion entered its fifth year, Russia is returning the favour by supplying domestically made UAV components to Tehran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Iranian and Russian regimes support one another, and more information is emerging, including about Russian components in \u201cshaheds\u201d striking Iran\u2019s neighbours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank has stated that the US-Israeli combined strike campaign is targeting missile and drone production and storage facilities throughout Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ISW pointed out that this is what Kyiv wanted to do when it requested certain weapons from Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe United States has long denied Ukraine the weapons necessary to do the same to Russian facilities\u201d, the Tomahawk missiles in particular, ISW said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkraine has therefore repeatedly requested US-produced Tomahawk missiles, a request that the United States ultimately denied in fall 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ISW analysts are convinced that the US provision of a \u201csmall number\u201d of Tomahawks to Ukraine would \u201clikely enable Ukrainian forces to significantly damage or even destroy key missile and drone production and storage facilities deep in the Russian rear\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But without the Tomahawks, Kyiv has to rely exclusively on its own long-range drones and missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUkrainian forces are able to conduct long-range drone strikes against a significant portion of Russia\u2019s rear, but these drones\u2019 payloads are limited and not suitable to destroy hardened objects or large facilities,” the ISW said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomahawk strikes may have been able to significantly degrade Russia’s long-range missile and drone strike winter campaign against Ukrainian energy and civilian infrastructure, the ISW stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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