Denying The Use Of Iranian Drones In An Attack On Ukraine, Kremlin: Devices Used By All Russian Nomenclatures

The fragments allegedly part of an Iranian drone that was used by Russia in Monday's attack on Ukraine. (Wikimedia Commons/Kyivcity.gov.ua)

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov again underlined that Russia did not use Iranian drones in attacks on Ukraine, calling all those used Russian names, with questions about the purchase of Tehran drones being asked to ask the Ministry of Defense.

Ukraine accused the Iranian suicide drone of showering the country's capital, Kyiv, in an attack launched by Russia last Monday. Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union condemned the attack.

"No, we don't have that kind of information. The hardware used is Russia. You know that. It has Russian nomenclature. You can answer all other questions to the Ministry of Defense. No, we don't have that kind of information," Peskov said when asked if Russia had purchased or used Iranian UAVs on Tuesday., reported TASS October 18.

Ukrainian leaders accuse Russia of using Iran's "kamikaze-106 Shahed-106 drone, which exploded in an attack on Kyiv. Some images posted on social media show delta wing drones similar to Iranian models being used in attacks in the Ukrainian capital, citing Reuters.

Iran firmly denies supplying drones to Russia, while debris from at least one drone shows the Russian name "Gran-2" (Geranium-2).

In August, The Washington Post published an article calling Iran supplying drones to Russia. Subsequently, a similar statement was made by US Government officials. Peskov later rejected the claim as fake news.

In late September, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran did not support any of the parties in the conflict in Ukraine and opposed foreign arms supplies to Kiev and Moscow.