Ukraine asks Western allies for help in missile strikes on Iran and Syria  

Last month, Ukraine appealed to its Western allies for help in launching long-range missile strikes against Iran and Syria. The Guardian, citing a secret document submitted by Kiev to the G7 group, reported that the secret document “appeals for long-range missiles to attack [drone] production facilities in Russia, Iran and Syria”. The Guardian has obtained a 47-page document presented by the Ukrainian government to the G7 governments in August.

Last year, Iranian Shahed-136 drones appeared on the Ukrainian battlefield. According to the files, the majority of Iran’s Shahed-136 drones used against Kiev forces in the Ukraine war were made up of components manufactured in Western countries, including Poland, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States.

The actions proposed by Ukraine’s Western allies include “launching missile strikes on the production plants of these drones in Iran and Syria, as well as on a potential production site in the Russian Federation”. The document adds that “Iran has already diversified its production through the use of a Syrian factory delivering to the Russian port of Novorossiysk”.

The document continues: “The above may be carried out by the Ukrainian defense forces if partners provide the necessary means of destruction.” The Ukrainian report also states that customs information shows that “almost all imports into Iran originate from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Costa Rica”.