Both sides Friends emerges: Iran to give missile, drones to Russia and Ukraine to have western AirDefence shortly but no signs of delivery till now

Ukraine flag raising over a building damaged by Russian attacks

As Ukraine reels from a collection of drone strikes by Russian forces, Iran has promised to present Russia with more drones and floor to floor ballistic missiles. This comes after Russia launched dozens of “kamikaze” drones in Ukraine on Monday, hanging power infrastructure and killing a number of civilians.

Meanwhile, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday stated the group will ship air defence systems to Ukraine to assist defend itself towards the drones, together with these from Iran.

Here are the highest developments:

  • Two senior Iranian officers and two Iranian diplomats advised Reuters that Iran has promised to present Russia with more drones and floor to floor missiles.

    The cargo was confirmed by a Western official who was briefed on the matter. The official stated there was an settlement in place between Iran and Russia to present surface-to-surface quick vary ballistic missiles.

    A deal was made between the 2 nations when Iran’s Vice President Mohammad Mokhber and different officers visited Moscow on October 6.

  • Following the collection of drone assaults by Russian forces, Ukraine’s overseas minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday stated he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally lower diplomatic ties with Iran.

    Kuleba stated he had urged the European Union to impose sanctions on Iran “for helping Russia to kill Ukrainians.”

  • Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg whereas addressing a safety convention in Berlin stated the group will ship air defence systems to Ukraine to assist the nation defend itself towards drone assaults.

    “The most important thing we can do is deliver on what allies have promised, to step up and deliver even more air defence systems,” he stated.

  • Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed chief of the occupied Kherson in Ukraine, stated some civilians could be evacuated. He stated the evacuation is on account of a threat of an assault by Kyiv’s forces.

    He added that given the danger of Ukrainian shelling damaging a close-by dam, residents in 4 cities could be moved away from the Dnipro river.

  • A day after Ukraine’s authorities stated two employees from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant was “kidnapped” by Russian forces, the UN nuclear watchdog stated its chief is anxious by the incident.