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What did Zelensky confirm about Jordan on 9 March 2026?
Summary
Ukraine's president confirmed that interceptor drones and specialists had been sent to protect US bases in Jordan, as a barrage on Kharkiv was reported two days earlier.
What role was Ukraine playing in the Iran war's wider security picture? On 9 March 2026, President Zelensky confirmed the deployment of interceptor drones and specialists to help protect US military bases in Jordan during the war with Iran in 2026.
The confirmation placed Ukrainian air-defence know-how in the Middle East while Ukraine itself remained under attack at home.
Kharkiv barrage
On 7 March 2026, Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russia had launched a barrage of drones and missiles on residential areas of Kharkiv. He reported ten people killed, including two children, and ten injured. The strikes also damaged the city's power grids.
The two reports, two days apart, showed Ukraine both contributing to the defence of partners' bases abroad and absorbing strikes on its own cities and infrastructure.
