Russia’s windfall from the Iran war is temporary. Ukraine’s isn’t.

<p><a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/04/russias-windfall-from-the-iran-war-is-temporary-ukraines-isnt/"><img width="1024" height="577" src="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-1024x577.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto!important;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-350x197.jpg 350w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-768x433.jpg 768w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/08/240830_ukraine_drone_forest_GETTY-scaled-e1725026856723-1070x603.jpg 1070w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p><p>Kyiv, unlike Moscow, has secured strategic advantages from the war in Iran, writes Artur Kalandarov.</p>