Russia trying to get ballistic missiles from Iran, says Britain

British Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward speaks during the U.N. Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security in Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Russia is attempting to obtain more weapons from Iran, including hundreds of ballistic missiles, and offering Tehran an unprecedented level of military and technical support in return, Britain's U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday.

Since August Iran has transferred hundreds of drones - also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - to Russia, which had used them to "kill civilians and illegally target civilian infrastructure" in Ukraine, Woodward said.