Russia Expands Use of Iranian Combat Drones in Ukraine

Ukraine shot down more than a dozen Iranian combat drones over the frontlines this week as Russia expands use of a foreign weapons system that Ukrainian commanders say has inflicted serious damage on their forces.

In his nightly address on Friday, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s air defense forces shot down Iranian drones in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region and southern city of Odessa, including the nearby port of Pivdennyi, which is used for grain exports.