On the night of May 25, the Russian army launched as many as 36 Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones across Ukraine.
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Their possible targets were critical and military infrastructure facilities in the western regions of Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down all 36 drones.
The head of the Kyiv military administration, Sergei Popko, announced that all the drones launched by the Russians that night on the Ukrainian capital have been shot down.
All air targets moving in the direction of Kyiv were destroyed by the forces and means of our air defense. Attacks on Kyiv are not allowed! Popko says.
According to him, the raid was massive in several waves for three hours. Recall that on the evening of May 24, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the people of Iran because of the Russian Shahed attacks.
Why are you on the side of the evil state? the head of state asked the people of Iran.
Today, despite the fact that such strikes continue all the time, I would like to address directly the people of Iran. To everyone – to society, to every Iranian family, to those people who are able to influence state decisions in Iran. A simple question: why should you be accomplices of Russian terror? Why are you on the side of the evil state? The world sees what is happening and you see everything in Iran. Supporting evil is undeniable.
Zelensky noted that Ukrainians have learned to shoot down most of the kamikaze drones that Iran hands over to Russia, but there are still hits and casualties. According to the Ukrainian leader, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down about 900 Shahids out of 1,160 issued in Ukraine.
When an Iranian drone kills a pregnant Ukrainian girl along with her husband at their home, why do you mothers and parents in Iran need it? When your “Shahed” hits the dormitory with our students, people die, a fire starts, rescuers arrive at the place, and a few minutes later the second “Shahed” hits, taking the lives of those who saved the lives of others… Why such cynical killings of Iran? By the hands of Russia, but by yours, by your weapons. What do you get out of it, people in Tehran, in Shirag, in Sakkeg, or in any other city in your country?
The Ukrainian leader stressed that for Russia’s help, Iran only gets more isolation from the world.
Russia started this war to enslave. This is a war of a colonizer against a neighboring nation… The people of Iran could live very differently if you were not put on the same side with such evil as Russian aggression. Your “Shaheds”, terrorizing Ukraine every night, only mean that the people of Iran are being pushed deeper and deeper into the dark side of history,” Zelensky said.
Source: Racurs
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