Suicide drone made by Iran “Witness-136” (Shahed-136). Figure: Convert from Tencent.com
Last week the Russian army was forced to retreat by Ukraine’s full counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, but recently the Russian army has started to regain its bases, causing a lot of damage to the Ukrainian army. The US “Wall Street Journal” reported that Ukrainian commanders have admitted that Iran’s suicide drones have brought a new danger to the Ukrainian army.
The United States “Wall Street Journal” reported on the 17th local time that Colonel Kuragin, the head of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade Artillery Group of Ukraine, confirmed that the drone “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) from Iran was second -painting with Russian livery. , and named “Geranium-2”, also said that Witness-136 destroyed 2 Ukrainian 152mm self-propelled howitzers, 2 122mm self-propelled howitzers and 2 BTR wheeled howitzers in its combat area armored car.
Kuragin also pointed out the details of the Russian army’s use of the “Witness-136”, including the fact that the UAV usually adopts a “double attack” mode. mm of the Ukrainian army. Add a howitzer. He also mentioned that the Ukrainian army had seized a drone that had crashed.
The founder of the strategic consulting company, Kerrino, also pointed out that the “Tyst-136” two-plane attack mode can be used very effectively, with one targeting the radar system and the other hitting the artillery. He also mentioned that Iranian drones have anti-jamming systems that the Ukrainian military is having difficulty countering.
Kulakin also mentioned that the drones developed by Iran are relatively small and fly at a very low altitude. It is difficult for the Ukrainian air defense system to detect. He also hopes that the US and its allies can provide more advanced anti-drone technology, or come forward to stop Iran providing drones to Russia.
According to a previous report by Huari, on August 19, the first batch of Iranian drones arrived in Russia, including the Mohajer-6 drone and the Shahed drone, including the “Witness-129” and “Witness-119”, they Iran’s most advanced military drones at the moment, which can be equipped with weapons with precision strike capabilities, and have reconnaissance and attack capabilities. “Shahed-136” is a suicide drone commonly known as “Loitering Munition”.
Last week the Russian army was forced to retreat by Ukraine’s full counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, but recently the Russian army has started to regain its bases, causing a lot of damage to the Ukrainian army.
The US “Wall Street Journal” reported that Ukrainian commanders have admitted that Iran’s suicide drones have brought a new danger to the Ukrainian army.
The drone “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) from Iran. Photo: Taken from Tal Inbar’s Twitter @inbarspace
A suicide drone made by Iran. Photo: Taken from Ukraine Weapons Tracker Twitter (@UAWeapons)
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