Russia is giving an unprecedented level of military support, said US national security council spokesman John Kirby. The US has seen reports that the two countries are considering joint production of lethal drones, he added. Australia has announced it is sanctioning three Iranians and one Iranian business for supplying Russia with drones to use against Ukraine. Co-operation between the two nations has come under recent scrutiny - with Ukraine accusing Iran of supplying Russia with "kamikaze" drones used in a series of deadly attacks on 17 October. After denying this, the Middle Eastern country later admitted sending a "limited number" of drones to Russia, "many months" before the war in Ukraine. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said this was a lie and that Ukraine was shooting down about 10 Iranian drones a day. The Ukrainian air force said it had downed 10 of 15 such drones used to attack southern regions in the early hours of Saturday. The g...
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