Volodymyr Zelensky has rallied support from world leaders after suggesting Russia is set to launch a prolonged attack using Iranian drones in an attempt to 'exhaust Ukraine'.
that were housed in an occupied Ukrainian city.
"But we must ensure - and we will do everything for this - that this goal of terrorists fails like all the others." Mr Zelensky confirmed the number of Iranian drones shot down over Ukraine in the first two days of 2023 is"already more than eighty". Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat claimed almost 500 Russian drones have been shot down since September 2022.
He reiterated such figures should not mislead as the Russian Federation can receive the next batch of drones from Iran.Ukraine continues to face an energy crisis - which officials say has damaged around 40 per cent of the national energy infrastructure - following Russian missile and drone attacks.
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