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Iranian-made “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) suicide drone Figure: Flip from Tencent.com
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Ukraine’s large-scale counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region last week forced the Russian army to retreat, but the Russian army has recently started to regain its footing, causing much damage to the Ukrainian army. The US “Wall Street Journal” reported that Ukrainian commanders admitted that Iranian suicide drones have brought a new danger to the Ukrainian military.
The US “Wall Street Journal” reported on 17th local time that Colonel Kuragin, commander of the 92nd Artillery Group of the Mechanized Brigade of Ukraine, confirmed that the Iranian-made “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) drone was repainted in Russian livery., and named “Geranium-2”, he also claimed that Witness-136 destroyed 2 Ukrainian 152mm self-propelled howitzers, 2 122mm self-propelled howitzers and 2 BTR wheeled howitzers in his armored car of the combat area.
Kuragin also pointed out the details of the Russian military’s use of “Witness-136”, including the fact that the UAV usually adopts a “double strike” mode. In the first test fight of August, he attacked the Ukrainian Army’s US-made M777 155 mm Add Howitzer. He also said the Ukrainian army hijacked a crashed drone.
The founder of the strategic consulting firm, Kerrino, also pointed out that the “Witness-136” double-decker attack mode can be used very effectively, with one targeting the radar system and the other targeting the radar system. ‘artillery. He also mentioned that Iranian drones have anti-jamming systems that the Ukrainian military has a hard time countering.
Kulakin also said that the drones developed by Iran are relatively small and fly at a very low altitude. It is difficult to detect for Ukraine’s air defense system. He also hopes that the United States and its allies can provide more advanced antidron technology. or come forward to prevent Iran from supplying drones to Russia.
According to an earlier report from Huari, the first batch of Iranian drones, including the Mohajer-6 drone and the Shahed drone, arrived in Russia on August 19. Including the “Witness-129” and the “Witness-119”, Iranian military drones are the most advanced currently, which can be mounted with weapons with precision attack capabilities and have both reconnaissance and attack capabilities. “Shahed-136” is a suicide drone commonly known as “Loitering Munition”.
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