Video of Iranian kamikaze drone Shahed-136 appeared on the Internet for the first time
Yesterday, September 23, Russia massively attacked Ukrainian cities with Iranian Shahed-136 drones. One of them was shot down over Dnepropetrovsk region.
Here's What We Know
A video of the Ukrainian air defense appeared on social networks. This is the first video in which you can see the destruction of the 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.
- ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 23, 2022
We can observe a munition intercepting it from the left side, likely a short-range missile. pic.twitter.com/QZokSGJzD5
By the way, according to the Operational Command "Pivden", on September 23 the Air Defense Forces of the AFU destroyed six such drones.
Flashback
Shahed 136 is an Iranian kamikaze drone. It was first unveiled in 2020. The claimed range is 2,000 km. The UAV is equipped with a triangular wing with stabilizers at the ends, a warhead, a propeller and an engine. The drone has a distinctive sound. It flies at low altitudes with low speed.
Source: Operational Command "South", @UAWeapons
