Russia Inflicted 'serious Damage' To Ukrainian Army By Deploying Iranian Drones: Report

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Russia’s Use of Iranian Kamikaze Drones Creates New Dangers for Ukrainian Troops​

Russia inflicted 'serious damage' to Ukrainian army by deploying Iranian drones: Report

Last Updated: 18th September, 2022 13:39 IST

Russia Inflicted 'serious Damage' To Ukrainian Army By Deploying Iranian Drones: Report​

Ukraine claimed that Russia recently introduced Iranian drones and used them extensively for the first time since the onset of the war in late February.​

Written By
Anurag Roushan

Amid the ongoing ravaging war in Eastern Europe, Ukraine claimed that Russia recently introduced Iranian drones and used them extensively for the first time since the onset of the conflict in late February. The Iranian Kamikaze drones, also known as 'suicide drones' have created new dangers and inflicted serious damage to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Col. Rodion Kulagin, commander of the artillery of Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade, claimed that Iran's Shahed-136 delta-wing drones that have been painted in Russian colours and given the new name 'Geranium 2' have begun to fly over Ukrainian armour and artillery sites in the Kharkiv region for the last few days.
Col. Kulagin further stated that the Iranian drones have already destroyed two 152 mm and two 122 mm self-propelled howitzers, as well as two BTR armoured infantry vehicles, in the operational area of his brigade. According to him, the Iranian drones have so far primarily been deployed in the Kharkiv region, where the 92nd Brigade and other Ukrainian forces gave a fitting response to Russia's strikes. “In other areas, the Russians have overwhelming artillery firepower, and they manage with that. Here, they no longer have that artillery advantage, and so they have started to resort to these drones,” the Ukrainian commander told the WSJ.
Meanwhile, independent experts, who reviewed images of recent drone wreckage from the Kharkiv region, confirmed that they are of Shahed-136, the latest version of Tehran’s delta-wing design. According to Scott Crino, founder and CEO of Red Six Solutions LLC, a strategic consulting company, the Shahed-136 might offer Russia a formidable alternative to the cutting-edge weaponry that the US has given to Ukraine, such as Himars missile launchers. "The presence of Shahed-136 in the Ukraine war is undoubtedly changing the operational plans of Kyiv. The sheer size of Ukraine's battlefield makes it hard to defend against such drones," he added.
READ | US believes Russians began training on Iranian drones over last few weeks amid war: Report

ISW confirms the use of Iranian-provided drones by Russia​

It should be noted here that Kamikaze drones are unmanned aircraft that don’t fire missiles but are missiles. They are capable of circling above a target and waiting for the perfect moment to strike with incredible precision. Earlier in August, the Institute for Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank, also stated that the Russian Armed Forces are using Iranian-provided drones in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government claimed that Iran has handed over as many as 46 drones to Russia.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.re...loying-iranian-drones-report-articleshow.html

Some figures here were making jokes about these incredibly cost-effective and dangerous Iranian drones...which already had destroyed patriot systems in Saudi Arabia.

This will start new era for Iranian weapon industry and exports.

 

[raptor22]

Russia’s Use of Iranian Kamikaze Drones Creates New Dangers for Ukrainian Troops​

Russia inflicted 'serious damage' to Ukrainian army by deploying Iranian drones: Report

Last Updated: 18th September, 2022 13:39 IST

Russia Inflicted 'serious Damage' To Ukrainian Army By Deploying Iranian Drones: Report​

Ukraine claimed that Russia recently introduced Iranian drones and used them extensively for the first time since the onset of the war in late February.​

Written By
Anurag Roushan

Amid the ongoing ravaging war in Eastern Europe, Ukraine claimed that Russia recently introduced Iranian drones and used them extensively for the first time since the onset of the conflict in late February. The Iranian Kamikaze drones, also known as 'suicide drones' have created new dangers and inflicted serious damage to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Col. Rodion Kulagin, commander of the artillery of Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade, claimed that Iran's Shahed-136 delta-wing drones that have been painted in Russian colours and given the new name 'Geranium 2' have begun to fly over Ukrainian armour and artillery sites in the Kharkiv region for the last few days.
Col. Kulagin further stated that the Iranian drones have already destroyed two 152 mm and two 122 mm self-propelled howitzers, as well as two BTR armoured infantry vehicles, in the operational area of his brigade. According to him, the Iranian drones have so far primarily been deployed in the Kharkiv region, where the 92nd Brigade and other Ukrainian forces gave a fitting response to Russia's strikes. “In other areas, the Russians have overwhelming artillery firepower, and they manage with that. Here, they no longer have that artillery advantage, and so they have started to resort to these drones,” the Ukrainian commander told the WSJ.
Meanwhile, independent experts, who reviewed images of recent drone wreckage from the Kharkiv region, confirmed that they are of Shahed-136, the latest version of Tehran’s delta-wing design. According to Scott Crino, founder and CEO of Red Six Solutions LLC, a strategic consulting company, the Shahed-136 might offer Russia a formidable alternative to the cutting-edge weaponry that the US has given to Ukraine, such as Himars missile launchers. "The presence of Shahed-136 in the Ukraine war is undoubtedly changing the operational plans of Kyiv. The sheer size of Ukraine's battlefield makes it hard to defend against such drones," he added.
READ | US believes Russians began training on Iranian drones over last few weeks amid war: Report

ISW confirms the use of Iranian-provided drones by Russia​

It should be noted here that Kamikaze drones are unmanned aircraft that don’t fire missiles but are missiles. They are capable of circling above a target and waiting for the perfect moment to strike with incredible precision. Earlier in August, the Institute for Study of War (ISW), a US-based think tank, also stated that the Russian Armed Forces are using Iranian-provided drones in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government claimed that Iran has handed over as many as 46 drones to Russia.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.re...loying-iranian-drones-report-articleshow.html

Some figures here were making jokes about these incredibly cost-effective and dangerous Iranian drones...which already had destroyed patriot systems in Saudi Arabia.

This will start new era for Iranian weapon industry and exports.

 

[aryobarzan]

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Iranian products proving themselves in the actual combat with a first world armed adversary..

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Iranian attack drones have reached the battlefield, Ukraine’s military says​

KOROPOVE, Ukraine — A new and, Ukrainian officers say, frighteningly effective weapon has appeared in the war on the Russian side: Iranian-made attack drones.

Russia and Iran never acknowledged striking a deal for the Shahed-136 attack drones, but a senior Ukrainian military official said remnants were discovered on the ground during the counteroffensive that Kyiv began in the northeast earlier this month.

The powerful weapon is a so-called kamikaze drone carrying a warhead of about 80 pounds. Its appearance in Ukraine is the first time it has been deployed outside the Middle East.

The use of the Shahed-136 drones shows that while Russia remains mostly isolated internationally and was even rebuked just last week by leaders of China and India, Moscow has still found support from Iran. It also adds a layer of geopolitical complexity to the conflict as more nations are drawn into providing weaponry.

In its first use in Ukraine, the Iranian drone blew up a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer used by the Ukrainian military, Col. Rodion Kulagin, commander of artillery operations in the Kharkiv counteroffensive, said in an interview.

“It blew the triple-seven in half,” Kulagin said. “Instead of firing 100 artillery shells, it’s easier to release one of these drones” to seek a target, he added.

Half a dozen strikes destroyed howitzers and armored vehicles, killing four soldiers and wounded 16, he said. Russia’s use of Iranian drones was reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal.

The appearance of the drones — even amid Ukraine’s otherwise successful and ongoing counteroffensive in the northeast — prompted Kulagin to appeal to Ukraine’s Western allies to quickly provide defenses or a similar weapon to strike back.

“Give us something like this,” Kulagin said.

Drones have played a crucial role in the conflict already. The United States has supplied Ukraine with its Switchblade drones, and an attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters involved a drone. Ukraine has also deployed Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones firing guided missiles.

The Shahed-136 is a delta-wing drone launched from the back of a flatbed truck. Kulagin said he was not aware of any intelligence documenting the presence of the launcher or drones on the Russian side of the front. But remnants of a drone that crashed near the town of Kupyansk, apparently after malfunctioning, proved the weapon is in use, he said.

The weapon drops out of the sky without warning, according to Kulagin and a Ukrainian artillery officer who witnessed one of the strikes. It is accurate enough to hit a self-propelled howitzer in a spot near the turret where gunpowder is stored, setting off secondary explosions, Kulagin said.

In such strikes nothing remains of the drone after detonation, he said. But witness accounts and the nature of the explosions, which were distinct from the damage caused by artillery fire, made the Ukrainian military confident in its assessment that the drones had been successfully deployed.

Debris from the crashed drone indicated that the Russian military had removed its Iranian markings. The drone was mislabeled on a winglet as a Geran-2 Russian-made drone, Kulagin said.

“It’s a very serious problem,” he said. Without countermeasures, he added, “they will destroy all our artillery.”

It is unclear how many Iranian attack drones Russia has acquired. American national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in July that Russia intended to buy several hundred Iranian drones of various types.

The Shahed-136 drones have so far only been deployed in northeastern Ukraine, Kulagin said. The first successful attack, on the M777 howitzer, was near the town of Chuguyev in August, before the counteroffensive began. The other strikes occurred in the past week or so, he said.

“They are testing them and have concentrated them in this region,” Kulagin said.

Capt. Volodymyr Danchenko, an artillery officer whom the Ukrainian military made available for a telephone interview, said he witnessed a strike on a self-propelled howitzer — a tracked, armored vehicle that parks briefly to fire artillery before moving to avoid counterattacks.

The drone streaked in and obliterated the howitzer, he said.

“It was not like artillery that hit us before,” he said. “I haven’t met something like this before.”

 

[Falcon29]

Don't believe this fake news. We used them in Gaza. Couldn't even break an Israeli outpost.

 

[SecularNationalist]

If true then more power to Iranian drones.

 

[Maula Jatt]

I wish they release drone footage too

 

[Hack-Hook]

Don't believe this fake news. We used them in Gaza. Couldn't even break an Israeli outpost.

don't make nonsense , when you received shahed136 in Gaza
its your drone

remotely based on Ababil

 

[raptor22]

Iranian products proving themselves in the actual combat with a first world armed adversary..

It's still soon to have any conclusion but such a weapon with its price for sure is a game changer in any battle ..

Don't believe this fake news. We used them in Gaza. Couldn't even break an Israeli outpost.

Doesn't make sense once you said Iran sending no weapons to Gaza strip and weapons in the hands of Palestinian are all produced locally now you're telling us the Iranian drones in Gaza are useless ... at least we sent you drones what others have sent you?

 

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Don't believe this fake news. We used them in Gaza. Couldn't even break an Israeli outpost.

Yeah Ukrainian soldiers, commanders are faking their death.
Howitzers cut in half were art works.

 

[Falcon29]

don't make nonsense , when you received shahed136 in Gaza
its your drone

remotely based on Ababil

Are you crazy? This is 100% in house production you clown. All the parts made in Gaza and no had nothing to do with 'tech transfer'.

Yeah Ukrainian soldiers, commanders are faking their death.
Howitzers cut in half were art works.

Russia didn't even buys one Iranian drone.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Are you crazy? This is 100% in house production you clown. All the parts made in Gaza and no had nothing to do with 'tech transfer'.


Russia didn't even buys one Iranian drone.

yeah sure in house copy of ababil
and ukrainian don't think like you

 

[Trench Broom]

It was only a matter of time until the Iranians started with their SUPER POWA drones against Ukraine.

Funny thing is, the biggest gains Ukrainians have seen have come after Russia started using Iranian drones LOL

 

[DF41]

Make the Ukraine and NATO and Murican Nazis shit and pee in pants even now.


Xian Y20 already flying into Moscow

Delivery of Firedragons (range 300KM CEP 1m)

https://www.news9live.com/world/chi...-rocket-launch-system-at-high-altitude-183588

and Chinese suicide drones by the hundreds of boxes

Get thousands and tens of thousands of Chinese FH-901 suicide drones.
Get a hundred boxes to start with

FH-901 carry 10 times the bang of Switchblade, much longer loitering time and can carry out swarming attacks.

That will make Murican Switchblade look like a switchblade brought to a machine gun fight.

Zelensky and rest of NATO gangsters will crawl 3 times around Red Square and beg forgiveness
Especially as after de nazification of Ukraine, Russia move to denazified NATO as well.

China unveils its own 'switchblade' suicide drone
China has launched its own switchblade cruise missile, what's so magical about the Feihong-901? [Time and frequency of strong national defense] Welcome to subscribe to leave a message. Powerful defense time and frequency, bringing you the latest, most unique and in-depth news information, committed to creating the hottest and most cutting-edge military news! Overview of global military information, inventory of the latest weapons at home and abroad China launches its own "Switchblade" suicide drone, what's so magical about the Feihong 901?

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[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

Make the Ukraine and NATO and Murican Nazis shit and pee in pants even now.


Xian Y20 already flying into Moscow

Delivery of Firedragons (range 300KM CEP 1m)

View attachment 881420

https://www.news9live.com/world/chi...-rocket-launch-system-at-high-altitude-183588

and Chinese suicide drones by the hundreds of boxes

Get thousands and tens of thousands of Chinese FH-901 suicide drones.
Get a hundred boxes to start with

FH-901 carry 10 times the bang of Switchblade, much longer loitering time and can carry out swarming attacks.

That will make Murican Switchblade look like a switchblade brought to a machine gun fight.

Zelensky and rest of NATO gangsters will crawl 3 times around Red Square and beg forgiveness
Especially as after de nazification of Ukraine, Russia move to denazified NATO as well.

China unveils its own 'switchblade' suicide drone
China has launched its own switchblade cruise missile, what's so magical about the Feihong-901? [Time and frequency of strong national defense] Welcome to subscribe to leave a message. Powerful defense time and frequency, bringing you the latest, most unique and in-depth news information, committed to creating the hottest and most cutting-edge military news! Overview of global military information, inventory of the latest weapons at home and abroad China launches its own "Switchblade" suicide drone, what's so magical about the Feihong 901?

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I really like the compact and smart system of FH-901. What's the range and has Russia ordered it?