President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the dispatch of 201 military specialists to the Middle East to help repel drone attacks.

"Currently, 201 Ukrainians are in the Middle East region in the Persian Gulf. Another 34 are ready for deployment. These are military experts, experts who know how to defend themselves, how to help against Shahed drones. Our teams are already in the Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and are heading to Kuwait. We are cooperating with several other countries – agreements have already been concluded," Zelenskyy said in an address to the British Parliament on Tuesday.

The president added that the experts were deployed "at the request of our partners, including the United States."

"In fact, this is part of the drone deal we proposed to the United States, which we have been working on together and which remains on the table," he said.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to offer similar agreements "to all reliable partners – from practical cooperation in the drone sector to future defense alliances."

"I don't think anyone would want to leave Ukraine's battle-tested strength and capabilities outside their security. If someone does, it would be unwise," he added.

Zelenskyy described the regimes in Russia and Iran as "brothers in hatred" and said this is why "they are also brothers in arms."

"We want regimes built on hatred never to win anything. We do not want any such regime to threaten Europe or our partners," he said.

The president also said Ukrainian drone interception systems are far more cost-effective "than anything our partners are currently using."

"We must build a security system in such a way that its development outpaces the evolution of warfare. This is not only about state-based attacks. We must be ready for any type of attack, including from non-state actors, criminal groups, terrorist organizations, and even lone attackers who may gain access to such technologies. With the spread of drones, mass attacks no longer cost billions – they cost much less. It is no longer only a wealthy madman like Putin who can afford this, unfortunately," Zelenskyy said.