Russia

used the Shahid-136 during a large-scale wave of strikes on October 10, 2022.

The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain informs about this in the traditional daily report of October 12.

There, with reference to the Ukrainian General Staff, it was reported that on October 10, Russia released a total of 86 "Shahid-136" over Ukraine.

Instead, according to the Ukrainian side, 60% of them were destroyed in the air.

"These UAVs are slow and fly at a low altitude, making it easy for a single aircraft to be hit by conventional air defenses. There is a realistic possibility that Russia has achieved some success by attacking with several UAVs at the same time," the report said.

At the same time, as indicated, despite the declared flight range of

2,500 km,

"martyrs" have only a small explosive load

.

So, according to British experts, it is unlikely that these drones will satisfactorily perform the "deep strike" function for which Russia probably sought to use them.

"As Russian tactical combat aircraft still achieve a limited effect over the territory of Ukraine, the lack of reliable, sustainable and accurate operational-level strike capabilities is probably one of the most significant gaps in Russia's capabilities in Ukraine," the British Ministry of Defense added.

We will remind you that recently, in addition to missile strikes, Russia has begun to use Iranian-made Shahid kamikaze drones for attacks.

The occupiers use them to hit infrastructure objects.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on October 11 that, according to his data, 

Russia had ordered 2,400 Shahid kamikaze drones from Iran.

At the same time, according to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia's use of Iranian drones is unlikely to significantly affect the course of the war.

According to experts, Russia does not focus these drones near the battlefield, but uses many drones against civilian targets in the hope of "creating non-linear effects through terror."

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