Russia sends Iranian drones to Belarus as Minsk threatens deployment

Russia has armed Belarus with Iranian drones as the war in Ukraine escalates and Minsk threatens to deploy a joint force with Moscow.

The shipment of drones reportedly came the same day Russia hit Ukraine with a barrage of missile fire and drone strikes, targeting the nation’s electric infrastructure and downtown Kyiv.  Caitlin McFall is a Fox News Digital reporter. You can reach her at caitlin.mcfall@fox.com or @ctlnmcfall on Twitter.

Roughly 84 missiles were levied at civilian targets across Ukraine, and according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at least 43 of the missiles were shot down.