Ukraine says it shot down Iranian drone in Kharkiv

Photos posted online by Kyiv appear to confirm the Pentagon's claim that Iran has delivered armed drones to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Iranian drone in Ukraine
This image shared by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Sept. 13, 2022, shows what the ministry identified as an Iranian Shahed-136 drone downed near Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. - Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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Ukraine’s military reported Tuesday that it had destroyed an Iranian drone used by Russian forces near Kharkiv.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry published photos of what it said were the remnants of an Iran-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drone shot down near Kupiansk.

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