US EditionUkraine Denies Iran Destroyed Its Anti-Drone System Depot in UAE
Iran alleged it destroyed a Dubai warehouse holding Ukrainian anti-drone systems used to aid US forces, but Ukraine called the claim disinformation on the day Zelenskyy met UAE's president.
- On Saturday, Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters claimed it "targeted and destroyed" a warehouse in Dubai allegedly storing Ukrainian anti-drone systems, asserting 21 Ukrainians were present during the operation.
- Earlier threats from Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi, who accused Ukraine of assisting Israel with drones, preceded these reports amid Kyiv's expanding counter-drone cooperation with partners across the Gulf.
- Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Georgiy Tykhy dismissed the claims as "disinformation and lies," stating, "The Iranian regime often conducts such disinformation operations, and in this it is no different from the Russians."
- During a meeting in Dubai today, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emirati counterpart Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed to cooperate on security and defense, with details to be finalized soon.
- According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tykhyi, 201 Ukrainian military experts are currently helping partners including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait counter drone threats, often at the request of the US.
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Tehran. Iran claimed yesterday to have destroyed a warehouse of anti-drone systems in Dubai allegedly linked to Ukraine, in response to recent agreements between Kiev and the Persian Gulf countries for the supply of defence materials against Iranian drones; the former Soviet republic denied this version, while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not speak out on it.
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Nigerian News. Latest Nigeria News. Your online Nigerian Newspaper.Ukraine denies Iran destroyed anti-drone system depot in UAE
Ukraine on Saturday said Iran was lying about having struck a depot housing Ukrainian anti-drone systems in the UAE, after Tehran said it destroyed a facility used to aid US forces. Foreign ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhy said "this is a lie, we officially refute this information", saying Tehran "often conducts such disinformation operations". Ukraine has moved rapidly to provide anti-drone expertise, developed while fending off Iranian-designe…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky denied information about Iran's alleged strike on a warehouse with Ukrainian drones in Dubai, where 21 Ukrainians were staying.
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Georgi Tikhi, described the statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC) concerning the defeat of the Dubai warehouse, where Ukrainian anti-dron systems were located.
Iran claims strike on Ukrainian anti-drone facility in Dubai, Ukraine denies report as disinformation
Iran has claimed it struck a warehouse housing Ukrainian anti-drone systems in Dubai, according to the Iranian state-linked news agency Fars. Iranian outlets allege the facility was destroyed, adding that there were over 20 Ukrainian specialists present at the time. "Simultaneously with the strike on shelters used by American commanders and soldiers in Dubai, which caused heavy casualties, a joint operation by the Aerospace and Naval Forces of t…
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