ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Ukrainian Embassy in Iraq on Wednesday dismissed Iranian allegations that Kyiv had deployed drone units to the Kurdistan Region as “completely baseless,” while stressing its respect for Iraqi sovereignty.

On Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported, citing an allegedly informed security source, that Ukraine has allegedly deployed thousands of drones to several countries in the Middle East, singling out the Kurdistan Region by name.

“Ukraine's actions include deploying an operational network of micro-aircraft in the region,” the article said, adding that the supposed move is a "scandal" and part of a broader campaign by Europe and NATO against Iran and that Tehran is “considering the appropriate option to respond to it.”

“These allegations are completely baseless and deliberate disinformation,” the Ukrainian embassy in Iraq said in a statement on Wednesday.

“Ukraine has not deployed any drones, drone units, or associated personnel in the Kurdistan Region or anywhere else in Iraq,” it added.

Iran has long provided significant support for the Russian war effort, its key ally, supplying Moscow with Shahed drones that have been used on the front lines in Ukraine.

Western countries have imposed heavy sanctions on both Iran and Russia in response.

In July, Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qasim al-Aboudi accused Ukraine of “targeting Iraqi interests with strikes” orchestrated Ukrainian intelligence cells operating within Iraq.

Ukraine strongly rejected the claims as “baseless” accusations and an attempt to sow discord between Kyiv and Middle Eastern countries, saying they mirror Russian propaganda.

Kyiv “fully respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Iraq and deeply values ​​friendly relations with the Government of Iraq and the Government of the Kurdistan Region,” the embassy reiterated on Wednesday.

Ukraine has developed advanced anti-drone capabilities during its war with Russia and has already deployed experts to the region, including to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, to assist in countering Iranian drone and missile strikes in the Gulf.