Kiev made the statement in response to recent media reports that Iran had sent ballistic missiles to support Russian forces amid their ongoing incursion into Ukraine.
"For more than two years now, Ukraine has endured daily Russian terrorist attacks with all kinds of lethal weapons, including Iranian-made drones," the foreign ministry said.
Moscow and Tehran have deepened their military cooperation in recent years, with Russia receiving extensive supplies of Shahed kamikaze drones, which are regularly used to attack Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
The Iranian government denies having provided weapons to Russia during the full-scale war.
"The deepening military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran poses a serious threat to the security not only of Ukraine, but of the whole of Europe, the Middle East and the world," the foreign ministry said.
The British publication The Times reports that according to an undisclosed Ukrainian military source, a shipment of 200 Iranian ballistic missiles arrived at an unspecified port in the Caspian Sea as early as 4 September. The missiles in question are said to be Fath-360, with a range of 120 km.
Experts said these tactical missiles are likely to be used on the front line.
"They are more likely to be used on targets related to frontline operations, military sites, logistics centers, command posts, barracks, fuel depots - these are the targets that would be hit with a tactical missile," said Fabian Hinz, a research fellow in defense and military analysis at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
A White House spokesman said "the United States is alarmed by the reports and that Iran's delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Tehran's support for Moscow's war."
Russia has its own arsenal of ballistic missiles that it uses in Ukraine, such as the Kinjal or Iskander-M missiles. Moscow has also received ballistic missiles from North Korea that have been used to target Ukrainian cities. | BGNES
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