‘Russian-made drones’ fired by Iran as Middle East war escalates & shadow fleet tanker explodes in Mediterranean
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,469.
Today, as questions are directed at the Kremlin after Russian components were reportedly found in the wreckage of a drone that struck Dubai, we examine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal to swap US-made Patriot air defence missiles for Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iranian and Russian weapons. We report on the latest explosion involving a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, and bring you the view from Brussels as European Union member states appear to push back against the European Commission’s fast-track proposals for Ukrainian EU membership.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
What the Iran war means for Ukraine (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/04/iran-war-consequences-for-ukraine-russia-conflict/
Zelensky floats swapping Patriot missiles for interceptor drones amid increased Iranian Shahed threat (The Telegraph):
EU urges Ukraine to allow access to pipeline carrying Russian oil (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/8f5f18fb-311d-4df0-805c-063b292506b3
Russian tanker ‘hit by drone’ in Mediterranean (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/04/russian-tanker-hit-by-drone-in-mediterranean/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Domnichols. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Francis Dernley. |
| 0:12.0 | And this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:14.0 | Today, as questions are put to the Kremlin after Russian parts are found in the wreckage of a drone that hit Dubai, |
| 0:19.0 | President Zelenskyy suggests swapping U.S.-made Patriot Air Defense missiles wreckage of a drone that hit Dubai, President Zelensky suggests swapping |
| 0:21.2 | US-made Patriot air defence missiles for Ukrainian interceptor drones to help defeat Iranian and |
| 0:26.8 | Russian weapons. We report on another Russian shadow fleet tanker that has somehow exploded |
| 0:31.9 | in the Mediterranean Sea, and later we get the view from Brussels and we ask why EU member |
| 0:37.1 | states have all but rejected |
| 0:38.7 | the European Commission's fast-track proposals for Ukrainian membership. |
| 0:43.0 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:52.7 | The Russia does not want peace. First, we're |
| 0:55.0 | with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:58.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:02.0 | Writers. |
| 1:03.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:07.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:12.1 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:16.5 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:18.4 | We're strong. |
| 1:19.7 | We're Ukrainians. |
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