Zelenskyj: US Redirects 20,000 Anti-Drone Robots from Ukraine

Ukraine was waiting for a delivery of 20,000 robots specifically designed to take out drones. But the USA has redirected the weapons to American forces in the Middle East, according to Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj. We counted on this project, he says to ABC News, reports several media.

» Published: June 08 2025 at 23:54

Zelenskyj: US Redirects 20,000 Anti-Drone Robots from Ukraine
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Wall Street Journal recently reported that the US is diverting advanced components earmarked for Ukraine and of great importance for the country's ability to withstand Russia's nightly attacks with hundreds of drones.

The agreement on the technology is said to have been entered into with the previous American administration and was inherited by Donald Trump.

In an interview with ABC News, Volodymyr Zelenskyj confirms that the Trump administration redirected 20,000 robots intended for Ukraine to American forces in the Middle East. A severe blow to the country, which has major problems with the Russian swarms of Iran-manufactured Shahed drones, according to the president.

We counted on this project – 20,000 robots. Anti-Shahed robots. It was not expensive, but it is a special technology, he says to ABC.

The Trump administration paused all new military support to Ukraine in early March. In connection with this, they also paused deliveries of existing support, only to resume shortly thereafter.

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