Recent Posts
- Ukraine recovery should be based on development of territorial communities, innovations, involvement of professional domestic community – results of ESUR forum 29.06.2023
- Ukraine repatriates five more seriously wounded Russian POWs 10.04.2023
- Rada intends to include history of Ukraine, foreign language in final certification for general secondary education 10.04.2023
- Rada terminates protocol on joint anti-terrorist measures in CIS territories for Ukraine 10.04.2023
- 100 Ukrainians, incl defenders of Mariupol, returned according to swap procedure – Yermak 10.04.2023
Enemy starts launching smaller Iranian drone Shahed-131 in Ukraine – speaker of Air Force Command
KYIV. Dec 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Russian Federation has begun to launch the Iranian-made drone Shahed-131, which is smaller than Shahed-136, in Ukraine, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said.
"We see the use of the Shahed-136 UAV, now they also use the Shahed-131 – this is a smaller version. They label it as Geran-2, and this is Geran-1, a smaller drone. But we all perfectly understand that these are Iranian-made drones," Ihnat said at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine in Kyiv on Tuesday.
According to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in November and December, the enemy used 127 Shahed UAVs and 300 cruise missiles.
Ihnat also noted that the enemy launches drones in small groups in different directions, and uses Shahed UAVs mainly at night, because at night "there is no visual reference to targets."
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine added that the average speed of a drone is 150 km/h.
