Zelensky: Eleven countries have asked Ukraine for drone assistance

"We have received eleven requests, from Iran's neighboring countries, European countries and the United States," he writes on X.

It is unclear whether he means only new propaganda. Denmark and Sweden, among others, have already begun cooperation with Ukraine on drone defense. But for countries within range of Iran, including EU members such as Cyprus, the issue of protection has become unexpectedly acute amid the current war.

Russia has been attacking Ukraine with Iranian-style drones for several years, prompting Kyiv to develop countermeasures, expertise and procedures that are now in demand in many places.