‘Big threat to Europe’ from Iran’s missile deal
Firing a Fateh-110 iranian missiles have been shipped to russia, posing a direct threat to europe and boosting moscow’s war against Ukraine, a major Us think tank has warned.
tehran has given russia around 400 powerful missiles, including some short-range fateh-110s, capable of hitting targets up to 435 miles away.
An iranian official has confirmed at least four missile deliveries had been made to russia recently.
Behnam Ben taleblu, of the foundation for the defense of democracies, said: “iranian drones have kept russia fighting in Ukraine for much longer than expected. Ballistic missiles will keep moscow in that fight for longer now.
“the country with the largest missile arsenal in
Ben Taleblu the middle east is now furnishing the russian federation with its most lethal weapons.
“iranian ballistic missiles now pose a direct threat to european lives and critical infrastructure. Will europe finally act more forcefully against iran?”
He also warned that America’s Congress stalling a £50billion aid package to Ukraine is only making a dangerous situation worse.
A security source said: “Putin’s russia is feeling emboldened, having made some gains on Ukraine’s eastern front and these missile deliveries are bad news. the Us needs to approve the release of these funds as soon as possible as Ukraine needs help. it is on the frontline protecting all of europe.”
a Father whose farewell to his son broke millions of hearts worldwide has spoken out about life in ukraine, two years on from the russian invasion.
The Daily Mirror front page showing tearful Hordiy Gladkiy being packed off to safety on a train by his dad Ruslan is one of the most powerful images of the war.
Hordiy, now 10, has since returned to the Ukrainian city of Lviv, but he is still unable to attend school every week because its bomb shelter is not big enough for all the pupils.
Ruslan said: “Hordiy does go to school, but not regularly. One week there is face-to-face learning, and the next week, distance learning. This is due to the fact that our school only has a small bomb shelter, and all children cannot hide there at the same time during an air attack.”
Three days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ruslan, 37, put his wife Halyna, little Hordiy and his sister Emilia, now six, on a train from Lviv to Budapest in Hungary.
Ruslan, who stayed behind to help Ukraine fight Russia, told Hordiy to “be brave for your mother”.
The distraught dad feared he would never see his family again. Initially, they stayed with relatives in Italy but could not bear to be apart.
Despite the potential dangers, the family returned to Lviv three months later and Ruslan said that in the
for Grainne months since, life in Lviv has moved on. Ukrainians can now tell if they are about to be hit by a Russian attack.
He told me: “Russian missiles flew over our city tonight. They flew towards the border with Poland and then changed direction to Lviv.
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“I don’t know if I will surprise you but in the past two years, we have now learned to monitor the movement of missiles through our territory online.
“Even immediately after the enemy planes take off, we know whether we should worry or whether we can continue to do our business.”
Ruslan said Emilia loves going to school and Hordiy particularly enjoys his karate lessons. He said: “In the summer, he will take the exam for a brown belt and says that he dreams of becoming a karate coach. Let’s hope the war is over by then.”
Fierce Ukrainian resistance foiled Russia’s attempt to capture the capital, Kyiv. But there has been continued fighting in the east of the country, with both sides claiming victories in the taking of towns and cities.
Since the war began, some 10,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 18,000 injured. An estimated 300,000-plus Russian soldiers have died or been wounded.
Russia first invaded Ukraine back in 2014 when it annexed the Black Sea region of Crimea.