This could be a big deal.
From AFP via the Times of Israel, March 28:
Deal follows agreement between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia as Kyiv offers anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations facing Iranian attacks; Tehran targets Abu Dhabi, Omani port in latest strikes
Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to cooperate on defense amid Iran’s drone strikes across the region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Zelensky’s unannounced visit to the UAE came a day after he announced a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, inked as the Gulf countries face Iranian drones launched by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
Kyiv has sought to leverage its expertise in downing Russian drones to help Gulf nations and has deployed anti-drone experts to the region, including to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Zelensky said on social media he had met with Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and they “agreed to cooperate in the field of security and defense. Our teams will finalize the details.”
“For all normal states, it is important to ensure stability and protect lives amid today’s threats. Ukraine has relevant expertise in this area,” he said....
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And at Ukrainska Pravda, March 28:
Iranian media reports strike on drone storage site with Ukrainians, Foreign Ministry denies it
Fars news agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed on the morning of 28 March that Iran struck a storage site for Ukrainian unmanned systems in Dubai along with specialist personnel who supposedly were at the site.....