'Instead of New Year's fireworks. Russia launched 45 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukraine throughout New Year's Eve,' said Ukraine's Defense Ministry.
"Only two days have passed since the beginning of the year, and the number of Iranian drones shot down over Ukraine is already more than 80," Zelensky said in a presidential address Monday."This number may increase in the near future. Because these weeks the nights can be quite restless."
Russia's use of Iranian-made drones, numbering in the hundreds, indicates that the country has been resorting to as it struggles to achieve progress in the war in Ukraine. Russia is reportedly planning to set up a new drone factory within its borders to manufacture the weapons using Iranian designs. On Saturday, Ukrainian forces shot down 45 drones fired by Russia, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.
"Instead of New Year's fireworks. Russia launched 45 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukraine throughout New Year's Eve. All 45 of them were shot down. The kremlin terrorist cannot waver the determination of Ukrainians. 2023 is the year of new victories," the ministryA Ukrainian serviceman fires at a military drone during night combat against Russia-backed separatists on the front line near Novolugansk on November 14, 2019.
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