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Missed I n June 2024, Shomrim revealed that a year earlier, in June 2023,
Opportunity: Ukrainian officials offered Israel critical intelligence and operational
Israel Ignores expertise on combating Iranian drones. Despite Ukraine’s extensive
Ukraine’s Drone battlefield experience against these drones, Israel ignored the offer.
This decision became glaringly significant after October 7, 2023, when
Expertise Hezbollah joined the conflict. Iranian drones launched from Lebanon,

Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran became a major threat to Israel’s air
Milan Czerny
defenses, causing casualties, destruction, and panic. A notable incident
was the strike on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea.
Shomrim’s investigation exposed the missed opportunity for
cooperation and highlighted the shared threat posed by Iranian drone
warfare in both regions. By late 2024, preliminary collaborations began
emerging between Israeli and Ukrainian defense technology companies,
combining Ukraine’s combat-tested expertise with Israel’s technological
advancements.
Impact: The investigation was widely covered in Israeli media,
including N12, and internationally by The Kyiv Independent.
Shomrim journalist Milan Czerny also discussed the findings on
Galei Tzahal radio.

President Zelensky and the heads of
the Ukrainian army, October 2023.
Photo: Reuters

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