The Iranian drones used by the Russians are primitive, but “there are some results of its use”.
The Air Force explained why the Russian Federation needs Iranian drones and why the Russians save the missiles / photo mil.in.ua
The Russians began to use expensive cruise missiles less often and more often to attack the territory of Ukraine Iranian kamikaze drones.
As Air Force Command spokesman Yury Ignat noted, broadcast on the Belsat television channel, the Russian Federation can set aside missiles for attacks on critical infrastructure in the autumn-winter period.
As a replacement, the Russians have started actively using Iranian kamikaze drones, which are much cheaper.
“Surely, Russia has already stopped using its high-precision missiles, such as Caliber, Iskander, Kh-101. These missiles have a warhead of about 400 kg or more and cost millions of dollars. Caliber – about six million, Kh -101 – from 11 to 13 million ”, said the speaker.
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Ignat Tazhke noted that the Iranian Shahed 136 drone used by the Russians is quite primitive, but “there are some results of its use”.
“The warhead is 40 kg. It’s actually like an artillery shell. The range is contradictory, a 200-kilogram drone is unlikely to cover a distance of 2,500 km,” Ignat said.
The Armed Forces Spokesman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces also noted that the use of these drones is a new challenge for Ukrainian defenders, but they are learning how to shoot them down.
“In recent days, the regions of Kharkiv, Odessa and Mykolaiv have been attacked by this stray ammunition. Various weapons are used: small arms, machine guns, anti-aircraft installations and anti-aircraft missiles, it is promised to use electronic warfare equipment. All methods are now being studied to work more effectively on these UAVs. Because 8 out of 10 have already been shot down for the second time. The enemy has taken this into account and is using new tactics, and we are using new methods of contrast. There is a threat, but the target is shot down. 120 kilometers of speed, low altitude, experience is needed, “added Ignat.
Iran has sold drones to Russia – what you should know
As previously reported, Iran sold to Russia hundreds of their drones. Now Russia uses them in war, attacking the regions of Ukraine.
Over the course of this week, Russia has repeatedly carried out attacks on Odessa with the help of Iranian drones. On 23 September the city was attacked 6 Iranian drones, drones hit the administrative building in the port area and four residential buildings. The Russian Federation killed two people with Iranian drones, two more were injured.
September 25 Odessa was again attacked by drones, The enemy hit the administration building in the city center three times. On the night of September 26, 3 kamikaze drones were fired in the Odessa region, one was shot down, two hit military infrastructure.
This was decided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on behalf of President Volodymyr Zelensky deprive the Iranian ambassador of accreditationas well as significantly reducing the number of diplomatic personnel at the Iranian embassy in Kiev in response to the sale of unmanned attack vehicles to Russia.
