Zelenskyy: Over 200 Ukrainian military experts already in Middle East

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that 201 Ukrainian military experts have already been deployed to countries in the Middle East to help counter drone attacks.

Source: Zelenskyy in an address to the UK Parliament on 17 March

Quote: "Right now, there are 201 Ukrainians in the Middle East and Gulf region. And another 34 are ready to deploy. These are military experts, experts who know how to help, how to defend against Shahed drones.

Our teams are already in the Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and on the way to Kuwait. We are working with several other countries – agreements are already in place."

Background: On 10 March, Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian security and counter-drone experts would travel to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

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