Kiev - (AFP) - The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed on Wednesday that it had destroyed 223 Iranian-made drones since mid-September, while Tehran has repeatedly denied in recent days providing Russia with weapons and drones for its invasion of Ukraine.

"Since the first Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone was shot down on Ukrainian territory on September 13 in Kupyansk, the Air Force's air defense and other components of the Defense Forces have destroyed 223 drones of this type," he wrote on Telegram.