Ukraine sent drone experts to protect US bases in Jordan, says Zelenskyy

<p>Interceptor drones and operators deployed to Middle East after ‘requests for help from 11 countries neighbouring Iran’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/09/iran-war-live-updates-new-supreme-leader-mojtaba-khamenei-oil-prices-soar">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Ukraine’s president has said he dispatched interceptor drones and operators to protect US bases in Jordan last week, one of 11 countries that had asked Kyiv for help as the US-Israeli war against Iran continued into its 10th day.</p><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that he had responded to a US request for help in defending Jordan last week as Ukraine seeks to improve relations with Gulf and Middle Eastern countries coming under attack from Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/ukraine-sent-drone-experts-protect-us-bases-jordan-zelenskyy">Continue reading...</a>