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Russia silent on Tehran arms claim as Ukraine downs Iran-built drone | Russia-Ukraine war News<\/p>\n
The Kremlin says only that it is \u2018developing military relations\u2019 with Iran as Ukraine reports \u2018rare\u2019 drone.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Russia has declined to comment on US claims that Iran could supply it with ballistic missiles. Ukraine said it shot down a \u201crare\u201d Iran-built drone amid a barrage of attacks overnight.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday that it had downed more than a dozen attack drones and a cruise missile. The overnight assault followed a report by authorities in the southern region of Odesa that a rare Iranian-designed attack and reconnaissance drone had been destroyed.<\/p>\n The air force said the overnight barrage was launched from southeast Russia and that a combination of air defence units in several central regions had \u201cdestroyed all 14 enemy Shahed-131\/136 drones\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe X-22 cruise missile failed to reach its target and landed in Zaporizhia region in an open area, and the blast wave damaged private homes. There were no casualties,\u201d it added in a statement.<\/p>\n Ukraine has been bracing for an increase in Russian attacks on critical infrastructure \u2013 particularly energy facilities \u2013 as subzero temperatures set in.<\/p>\n Russian strikes on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure last winter left many in the cold and dark for long periods. Kyiv has since received more air defence systems from its allies.<\/p>\n Authorities in the Odesa region said on Tuesday that they had downed a \u201crare\u201d Mohajer-6 drone.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reconnaissance and strike UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] was sneaking up on the Odesa region,\u201d city officials said.<\/p>\n The statement on social media said Russia had purchased 30 of the drones last year and that air defence forces shot one down for the first time last September.<\/p>\n The Mohajer-6 is designed for reconnaissance and attack, can carry four guided missiles and has a range of up to 200km (124 miles) over 12 hours, the statement added.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s support of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has long disturbed the US. The Kremlin declined on Wednesday to comment on a suggestion by White House spokesperson John Kirby that Iran may be considering providing Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are developing relations with Iran, including in the field of military-technical cooperation, but we do not comment on this information,\u201d Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about the accusation.<\/p>\n Kirby said the United States would monitor the situation between Iran and Russia and take appropriate action as needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a>\u2018Rare\u2019 drone<\/h2>\n
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