The intelligence service of the British Ministry of Defense has published on “Twitter” its latest observations on the progress of the conflict in Ukraine, as highlights the fight against Iranian dronesreports the Russian service of the BBC.
Ukraine’s efforts to fight Iranian unmanned aerial vehicles “Shahid-136”, which Russia calls “Geran-2” are becoming increasingly popular. Official sources, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, say up to 85% of these devices have been removed.
These planes are slow, noisy and low-flying, making them easier to disarm when flying solo. To overcome the increasingly effective Ukrainian air defenses, Russia is forced to use a large number of Iranian drones.
Russia uses them as substitutes for Russian-made long-range precision weapons. These weapons they are becoming increasingly scarceaccording to Western observers.
The US, France and Britain all claim that Tehran is selling drones to Moscow in violation of a 2015 resolution., approving the nuclear deal with Iran.
The Islamic Republic denies having supplied the drones to Moscowa Russia denies that his forces used Iranian drones for an attack on Ukraine.
