The Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by the Russian air defense system in Crimea. At
What is known
Local authorities immediately wrote that the Ukrainianthe drone was neutralized with the help of an electronic warfare system. However, from the remnants, one can easily understand that the downed drone was an Iranian-made Mohajer-6.
Russian Mohajer-6 UCAV was shot down by friendly fire. pic.twitter.com/DdRboHEWwM
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 6, 2023
In the war against Ukraine, the Russian Federationat least three Iranian drones have been in use since 2022. Mohajer-6 is very rare. Much more often, Russians launch kamikaze drones Shahed-131 and Shahed-136.
Mohajer-6 is a relatively new unmannedaircraft. It was developed in 2017. At the end of September last year, the Ukrainian Navy was able to capture the first such drone. As it turned out recently, he was shot down from a boat.
#Ukraine: The list of Iranian drones used by the Russian army keeps growing – the Ukrainian Air Command “South” reported the downing of a Mohajer-6 UCAV in the South.
Though it may have been lost due to other causes, it is indeed a Iranian-made Mohajer-6. pic.twitter.com/WJ3lfh28mp— ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 23, 2022
Impact drone is equipped with a Rotax power plantAircraft Engines and can reach speeds up to 200 km/h. The maximum flight altitude is more than 5 km. A 8.5 kg Ghaem aerial bomb was found in the captured drone.