Iran-made suicide “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) drone.Figure: Flip from Tencent.com
Ukraine’s full-scale counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region last week forced the Russian army to retreat, but the Russian army has recently begun to regain its footing, causing a lot of damage to the Ukrainian army. The US “Wall Street Journal” reported that Ukrainian commanders admitted that Iran’s suicide drones have brought a new danger to the Ukrainian army.
The U.S. “Wall Street Journal” reported on the 17th local time that Colonel Kuragin, commander of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade Artillery Group of Ukraine, confirmed that the Iranian-made “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) drone was repainted with Russian livery. , and named “Geranium-2”, he also stated that Witness-136 has destroyed 2 Ukrainian 152mm self-propelled howitzers, 2 122mm self-propelled howitzers and 2 BTR wheeled howitzers in his 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. In the first test combat in August, it attacked the U.S.-made M777 155 mm of the Ukrainian army. Add howitzer. He also mentioned that the Ukrainian army has seized a crashed drone.
The founder of the strategic consulting firm, Kerrino, also pointed out that the “Witness-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 has difficulty counteracting.
Kulakin also mentioned that the drones developed by Iran are relatively small and fly at a very low altitude. It is difficult for Ukraine’s air defense system to detect. He also hopes that the United States and its allies can provide more advanced anti-drone technology, or come forward to prevent Iran provides 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 are Iran’s most advanced military drones at present, which can be mounted with weapons with precision strike capabilities, and have both reconnaissance and attack capabilities. “Shahed-136” is a suicide drone commonly known as “Loitering Munition”.
Ukraine’s full-scale counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region last week forced the Russian army to retreat, but the Russian army has recently begun to regain its footing, causing a lot of damage to the Ukrainian army.
The US “Wall Street Journal” reported that Ukrainian commanders admitted that Iran’s suicide drones have brought a new danger to the Ukrainian army.
The Iranian-made “Witness-136” (Shahed-136) drone. Photo: Retrieved from Twitter Tal Inbar @inbarspace
Iranian-made suicide drone. Photo: Retrieved from Twitter Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons)