Has Russia depleted its stock of Iranian suicide drones? - UK intel
The UK Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian military had reportedly shot down at least 24 Iranian Shahed-136s between late January and mid-February.
By MICHAEL STARR
Russia may have depleted its stock of Iranian-made kamikaze drones, the UK Defense Ministry assessed on Saturday after over a week of the weapon's absence from the battlefield. "There have not been any reports of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA-UAVs) being used in Ukraine since around 15 February 2023," the UK ministry said in its regular intelligence update.
The Ukrainian military had reportedly shot down at least 24 Iranian Shahed-136s between late January and around February 15, said the UK Defense Ministry. It noted that this contrasted with the scores of UAVs destroyed in the year's early days.
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The UK Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian military had reportedly shot down at least 24 Iranian Shahed-136s between late January and mid-February.
By MICHAEL STARR
Russia may have depleted its stock of Iranian-made kamikaze drones, the UK Defense Ministry assessed on Saturday after over a week of the weapon's absence from the battlefield. "There have not been any reports of Iranian one-way-attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA-UAVs) being used in Ukraine since around 15 February 2023," the UK ministry said in its regular intelligence update.
The Ukrainian military had reportedly shot down at least 24 Iranian Shahed-136s between late January and around February 15, said the UK Defense Ministry. It noted that this contrasted with the scores of UAVs destroyed in the year's early days.
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