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

[WizardofSoda]

Russia has inflicted serious damage on Ukrainian forces with recently introduced Iranian drones, in its first wide-scale deployment of a foreign weapons system since the war began, Ukrainian commanders say.

Over the past week, Shahed-136 delta-wing drones, repainted in Russian colors and rebranded as Geranium 2, started appearing over Ukrainian armor and artillery positions in the northeastern Kharkiv region, said Col. Rodion Kulagin, commander of artillery of Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade.

In his brigade’s operational area alone, the Iranian drones have destroyed two 152-mm self-propelled howitzers, two 122-mm self-propelled howitzers, as well as two BTR armored infantry vehicles, he said.

Before the current wide-scale use of the Shaheds, Russia carried out a test last month, striking a U.S.-supplied M777 155-mm towed howitzer with the drone, Col. Kulagin said. Another Iranian drone malfunctioned and was recovered, he said.

So far, the Iranian drones seem to have been mostly deployed in the Kharkiv region, where the 92nd Brigade and other Ukrainian forces carried out a major offensive this month, retaking some 8,500 square kilometers, or roughly 3,300 square miles, of land occupied by Russia and seizing or destroying hundreds of Russian tanks, artillery pieces and armored carriers.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia...-new-dangers-for-ukrainian-troops-11663415140 Note: link behind paywall.

 

[WizardofSoda]

Russia was too stupid to figure out how to make drones. But just as the Ukrainians bought drones from Turkey.. Russia is now buying drones from Iran. Both Iran and Turkey have a bunch of different drones that are getting good.

Iran is a very big Russian ally, fighting with Russia in Syria, and opposing the US & co. in the Middle East.


2020 Turkey population: 83.6 million
2020 Iran population: 83.2 million

2020 Russia population: 146.4 million
2020 Ukraine population: 41.9 million

 

[MACHETE]

who else high af rn

 

[subhuman]

Will this even have an impact on the war? Russia is getting steamrolled rn

 

[Deleted member 40252]

Will this even have an impact on the war? Russia is getting steamrolled rn

 

[WizardofSoda]

Will this even have an impact on the war? Russia is getting steamrolled rn

Ya probably too late to help much. And it depends on how many of these kamikaze drones the Russians are ordering, and Iran has available or can make fast. Also how good the countermeasures the West/Ukrainians have are.

Still it adds up especially if Russia can hang on until the Winter. If the Russians can hang on until the Winter that might give them like 4 months extra time to get more soldiers in their combat available army. There is talk there is something like 150,000 Russian soldiers in training now for ground combat roles.

 

[Retardfuel]

It's over for russiacels, too late

 

[kretschmer]

ukroid filth

 

[ethniccel1]

Russia was too stupid to figure out how to make drones. But just as the Ukrainians bought drones from Turkey.. Russia is now buying drones from Iran. Both Iran and Turkey have a bunch of different drones that are getting good.

Iran is a very big Russian ally, fighting with Russia in Syria, and opposing the US & co. in the Middle East.


2020 Turkey population: 83.6 million
2020 Iran population: 83.2 million

2020 Russia population: 146.4 million
2020 Ukraine population: 41.9 million

Lol I doubt too stupid. It takes years to develop something that actually works 100% failure free. That means years of resources.
I suppose the Russians are forced to focus their attention else where. Probably lack of resources or they stretched thin everywhere they are now?