Russia gets another 250 Shahed UAVs from Iran – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that the Russian Federation received a new batch of Iranian-made drones; the occupiers have received 250 Shahed UAVs in total.

Source: address by the President of Ukraine to the participants of the meeting of the leaders of the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF); Office of the President of Ukraine

Quote: "Ukraine was again attacked by Iranian-made drones this night. 34 Shaheds. I say both the number and the name, and quite specifically.

These are Shaheds from the new batch that Russia received from Iran. 250 items – that's how many Shaheds have now been obtained by the terrorist state."

Details: The president states that Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones are constantly used to strike primarily at the Ukrainian energy sector.

In particular, a recent massive attack on Ukraine affected more than 20 million Ukrainians, and cities with millions of inhabitants and most Ukrainian oblasts were left completely without electricity.

In total, on the evening of 16 December, almost 22.5 million Ukrainians were disconnected from the power supply. More than 10 million people had their water and heating supplies cut off.

Background:

• Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence states that the Russian Federation has resumed strikes on Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones thanks to a new batch of these sent from Iran, but they are using them more frugally now.
• On the night from 18 to 19 December, Russian occupation forces attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136/131, Iranian-made kamikaze drones; 30 of these were destroyed by Ukraine’s defence forces.

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