Yesterday, September 23, Russia massively attacked Ukrainian cities with Iranian Shahed-136 drones. One of them
What is known
A video with the work of Ukrainian air defense appeared on social networks. This is the first video to show the destruction of an Iranian drone.
#Ukraine: For the first time ever on camera, a Russian Geran-2 (Iranian Shahed-136) loitering munition was shot down by Ukrainian Air Defenses over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
We can observe a munition intercepting it from the left side, likely a short-range missile. pic.twitter.com/QZokSGJzD5— ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 23, 2022
By the way, according to the Pivden Operational Command, on September 23, the Air Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 6 such drones.
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For those who are not in the know
Shahed 136 is an Iranian unmanned aerial vehiclekamikaze device. It was first introduced in 2020. The declared flight range is 2000 km. The UAV is equipped with a delta wing with stabilizers at the ends, a warhead, a propeller and an engine. The drone has a characteristic sound. It flies at low altitudes at low speed.