The Iranian-made drone bringing destruction to Ukraine: Tehran is supplying Putin with Shahed-136 'kamikaze' weapons which are now being deployed to strike Kyiv citizensThe drones are 'loitering munitions' meaning they hover above targets for hours
Ukrainians have coined the drone the 'flying lawnmower' due to its sound
By JACK NEWMAN and CHRIS JEWERS and CHRISTIAN OLIVER and RACHAEL BUNYAN
31 May 2023
Russian drones have continued to rain down on Ukraine, ravaging the country by killing civilians and destroying buildings.
The Kremlin's 'kamikaze' suicide drones, laden with explosives, have become a terrifying feature of daily life for Ukrainians.
These drones - often small in size a cheap in comparison to other similar weapons - have become an integral part of Russia's war tactics, and one model in particular is wreaking havoc.
In an attack on Tuesday, Iranian-supplied Shahed-136 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were shot down from the sky over Kyiv in successive waves of 31 strikes, Ukraine's armed forces said. Although Ukraine's air defenses said they were able to shoot down 29, Russia's drones have shown no relent.
While Ukrainian forces have been using sophisticated drones, such as the US-made Predator, the Shahed-136 has proved itself to be a crude but effective weapon.
The Shaheds, which Russia has rebranded as Geran-2 , have a range of more than 600 miles and can 'loiter' above potential targets for hours before being slammed into enemy soldiers, vehicles or buildings and exploding on impact.
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