Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 341 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,748 UAVs.

Axar.az reports, according to the UAE Ministry of Defense’s X account, these attacks have resulted in the daeth of 2 members of the armed forces, as well as 6 fatalities of Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi and Palestinian nationalities.

It was reported that on March 21 alone, air defense units neutralized 3 ballistic missiles and 8 UAVs directed from Iran.

According to the ministry, "a total of 160 people were also injured, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate and severe."

"The injured included nationals of the UAE, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Uganda, Eritrea, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Comoros, Turkiye, Iraq, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, Ghana, Indonesia, Sweden and Tunisia," the ministry wrote on X.

The UAE Ministry of Defense "affirmed that it remains fully prepared and ready to deal with any threats, and will firmly confront any attempts to undermine State security in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, security and stability, and safeguards its national interests and capabilities."