about that. insisting that this would be a decision for the general staff, but as we look at what they re asking for in the next rounds of upgrade in terms of this shift from soviet to nato type weaponry, i think it s certain they re going to be looking at trying to get ahold of some fast jets, possibly a-10s from the united states, the ground attack aircraft that have been semiretired for some time but potentially useful. he wants more armor, they want more conventional weapons, but they also want the capacity to use combat drones. they have their own that they manufacture. they bought some from turkey, but they want more. and i think we re going to see a lot more unconventional warfare, commando deep into russian held territory. sam kiley, be safe. thank you so much. the mesmerizing pics from space that were so good, even scientists are surprised. we re going to our out of this world lead next. ars
Officials deny that the Russian President's visit to Tehran is also about the delivery of combat drones. That is unlikely, says Kersten Knipp and argues that the countries are united in their fight against democracy.
these warnings that iran is about to offer significant help to russia in fighting the ukrainians. our foreign correspondent james longman reporting in from ukraine tonight. reporter: a huge new tranche of aid being provided by the u.s., david. $1.7 billion to help maintain ukraine s essential services like health care. and just as president biden prepares for his trip to the middle east, vladimir putin is heading to tehran next week for talks with both the iranian and turkish leaders. now, the talks will be focused on syria, but ukraine will be front and center, especially now that the united states has said that tehran is planning of sending hundreds of combat drones to moscow for he in its war here in ukraine. as foreign help for both sides builds, it s clear just how global the consequences of this war have become. david? james longman, thank you. when we come back tonight, news coming in this evening about the isis leader killed in a u.s. drone strike. and then later here,
Yemen's armed forces have the upper hand in battles against the Saudi-led military coalition and its allied Takfiri militants, says the country's defense minister.