
Russia's use of the Iranian-designed Shahed drone has been a major feature of the war in Ukraine – yet an expert in Russia's execution of its full-scale invasion has told Euronews that the impact the crisis unfolding in the Middle East will have on the war should not be overestimated.
"Unfortunately for Ukraine, the Iran war will have a negligible impact on Russia’s strike capabilities," John Hardie, deputy director of the Russia Program at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, told Euronews.