Zelenskyy draws parallels between Iranian and Russian tactics in recent attacks

Ukraine condemns the massive attack on Israel, in which nearly 300 missiles and Shahed drones were launched, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. 

He compared the Israeli attack to the Russian one, as the aggressor state also uses Shahed suicide UAVs against Ukraine during mass attacks. The world must prevent escalation in the Middle East, he added.

"Iran's actions threaten the entire region and the world, just as Russia's actions pose a risk of war expansion," Zelenskyy stated. He called for a "decisive and united response from the world" to what he described as the cooperation between Iran and Russia in spreading terror.

All Russian drones launched overnight neutralized by Ukrainian forces

All ten enemy Shahed-131/136 one-way attack drones launched from Russia’s Kursk Oblast were shot down overnight by air defense units and mobile fire groups over Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv Oblast, the country’s Air Force reported on Telegram on April 14.

The enemy also fired four S-300/S-400 missiles on Ukraine from temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast.

In the previous Russian drone attack on April 12, Ukrainian forces intercepted and shot down 16 out of 17 enemy air targets, according to Air Forces commander Mykola Oleshchuk.