Ukraine has sent air defence teams to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to help them in their fight against Iran's aerial attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Reuters.
Gulf states have expended large quantities of precious air-defence missiles to counter Iran’s attack drones and have sought Ukraine's expertise in downing them. Kyiv downs Russian drones every night using an array of weaponry including cheaper, smaller drones or jamming equipment.
"Regarding the situation in the Middle East, we have sent our teams: three professional, equipped teams," Zelenskyy told reporters. He did not give details on the teams but said they should all be in place this week.
His communications adviser also said Ukrainian specialists had already been deployed to a U.S. military base in Jordan, without providing details.
Zelenskyy said the presence of Ukrainian pilots was key to the effectiveness of interceptor drone operations.
"Even those countries that were quietly buying interceptors have, I think, realised that without our military, our operators, our software... without all of that, the interceptors simply don't work."
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