Ukrainian intelligence said on Tuesday that Russia is expected to receive more than 200 Shahid-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 drones from Iran earlier this month. A shipment of decommissioned drones will arrive across the Caspian Sea at the Russian port of Astrakhan. In Russia, drones will be folded, sprayed with paint and equipped with Russian symbols, Ukrainians say.
In early November, Iran plans to send a batch of over 200 combat drones to the Russian Federation
– In early November, a batch of over 200 Shahed-136, Mohajer-6 and Arash-2 combat drones are expected to be sent from Iran to the Russian Federation. pic.twitter.com/FfCdO0rBlo
– General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (@GeneralStaffUA) November 1, 2022
As for ballistic missiles, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told reporters, according to the Ukrainska pravda website, that one type of missile will have a range of 300 kilometers and the other 700 kilometers and that Ukraine will not has effective means of defending them.
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“Most likely they will be delivered to places north of Ukraine, from where they can be launched in such a way as to threaten the whole of Ukraine. One rocket has a range of 300 kilometers and the other 700 kilometers,” Ihnat said.
He specified that these would probably be Iskander-M missiles, which Russia has in its arsenal, but only in very limited quantities. According to him, the Ukrainian air defense cannot shoot down Iskander missiles, Oniks supersonic missiles and Kinžal hypersonic missiles.
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