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The article reports that Ukrainian military teams helped shoot down Iranian-made drones in several Middle Eastern countries during recent conflicts, using the same drone defense technology that Ukraine has developed while fighting Russia. President Zelenskyy says these operations were part of a deal to exchange Ukraine's air defense expertise for energy supplies and weapons to help defend its own infrastructure. The piece frames Ukraine not just as a country defending itself, but as a growing international security partner sharing battlefield-tested knowledge.