Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel questioned on Monday why Israel appeared uninterested in Kyiv’s help in tackling the growing threat of Hezbollah attack drones.

In an interview with the Ynet news site, Yevgen Korniychuk said Israel is missing an opportunity to learn from Ukraine’s expertise honed during years of war battling Iranian-made drones launched by Russia.

“We are fighting from a different angle against the same axis of evil,” Korniychuk said.

“Unfortunately, we do not see much interest or appetite from the Israeli leadership in this field. I do not want to speculate about the reasons for that,” he added.

Ukraine has become highly adept at drone warfare in recent years during its war with Russia’s invading forces, and has offered to provide help to Israel in combating the threat, though Jerusalem has resisted, looking to maintain its longstanding policy of walking a tightrope between Moscow and Kyiv.

“When meeting people from different parts of Israeli society, I often hear frustration over the fact that Israel is missing an opportunity to save more of its soldiers’ lives,” Korniychuk told the news outlet. “Most Israelis support Ukraine and do not understand why Ukrainians are able to deal with drones and Israel is not.”

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv has offered its expertise, arguing that his country’s fight against Russia and Israel’s fight against Iran and its proxies are linked, due to the tight military and political ties between Moscow and Tehran.

“I think Russia is supporting Iran directly, 100 percent,” he said........

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