Here's what we know about the so-called 'kamikaze drones' Russia is using in Ukraine.
on Monday, October 17, hitting energy infrastructure and killing five people in the capital of Kyiv. Ukrainians have nicknamed them “mopeds” for the loud whirring noise their engines make as they fly overhead.
The defense ministry identified the device as an Iranian-made Shahed-136, posting images of what appeared to be parts of a destroyed drone with “Geran-2” written on the side in Russian. The wingtip appeared to match that of a Shahed-136. “They can fly in bunches. On the radar, it is one mark, and in that mark there are actually five ,” Ihnat said. “Unfortunately, it is not possible to hit 100% because the target is difficult and small in size.”
Kyiv says the drones are mainly launched from the south, but there have also been cases of launches from Belarus and Russia’s Kursk region. Eight-five percent of the drones are shot down, Ukraine says.
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