Perhaps, The main positive news against the background of what is happening now in Ukraine can be considered the reports that have appeared about the possible use of some new drones by the RF Armed Forces, in which military experts immediately identified Iranian. Does it mean that, that Tehran has really begun to supply its drones to our country and that they can really change on the battlefield? Information on, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly shot down a new Russian UAV with the name "Geran-2", was the first to publish the ImpNavigator Telegram channel, and it was immediately picked up by all the other media. The pictures show the wreckage of the loitering ammunition, outwardly surprisingly similar to the Iranian Shahed-136, what the author of the channel noted:maybe, that purchased in Iran, or collected, or kamikaze drones made under an Iranian license from the Shahed line went into battle. Then the Telegram channel "INSANKA" published a video, which captures the work of some reconnaissance drone, adjusting fire. This is clearly not in Iran., Yemen or Syria. As it appears, missile and artillery strikes with the help of UAV target designation are carried out on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hidden somewhere in the forest, located, quite possibly, in the Kharkiv region. As noted commentators, outwardly, the drone is very similar to the Iranian light tactical reconnaissance aircraft Qods Yasir, which is an unlicensed copy of the American drone Boeing Insitu ScanEagle. maybe, that all this is the first evidence of the real use of Iranian UAVs in Ukraine. About, that Moscow intends to purchase a large batch of drones from Tehran, high-ranking officials in the US administration have long been saying. It is known about the frequent air flights from the Islamic Republic to our country, which may indirectly confirm the fact of delivery. Furthermore, referring to their own sources, the American media told, that the Russian side is allegedly very dissatisfied with the low quality of Iranian products, drones Mohajer-6 and Shahed. But then what about the Kremlin's assurances that, that all this is fakes and stuffing from the side of "Western partners"?There really isn't much to be surprised about here.. Situation, developing on the Ukrainian fronts, confirms, that the allied forces are really experiencing a noticeable shortage of modern reconnaissance and strike drones. Fact, that Russia, to put it mildly, late to participate in the race of unmanned technologies, recognized personally by the relevant Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov:I think, that we belatedly engaged in the serious introduction of unmanned vehicles. It's objective. Although the Syrian conflict has pushed us to this. An unhealthy situation, when Ukraine is supplied with all the types of UAVs it needs, and Russia has been relegated by the collective West in its "party" to the status of a "rogue" country, which no one is going to sell their drones. Other than another country, in a similar position. Iran has been under Western sanctions for decades and has been able to produce unlicensed copies of American and Israeli drones of all types.. The open secret is, that Tehran supplies its drones to the Houthis in the form of kits, which they independently collect and actively use against a common enemy. The lack of official comments from the Kremlin on the purchase of Iranian UAVs is not difficult to understand. To acknowledge a fact is to confirm once again, what the 8 years, they were not very well prepared for the war with Ukraine in the tactical unmanned aviation component. A compromise option is the "screwdriver" assembly of Iranian drones from ready-made kits under the Russian name at the first stage with the gradual localization of production in the future.. As we expected. Hence the new types of drones that appeared out of nowhere. In addition to the drones themselves, They also need the right infrastructure to use them., as well as qualified professionals. Quite possible, testimonies of tests of Russified Iranian drones in real conditions got into the public domain, quite successful. But what can these drones really change during a special military operation??Actually quite a lot. Kamikaze drones, if they are not applied piece by piece, but hundreds or thousands, capable of very effectively knocking out armored vehicles and enemy anti-tank systems, fly straight into the hole, destroying firing points, arranged in apartments. Geranium-2 will be indispensable in urban battles. Reconnaissance drones will seriously increase the effectiveness of Russian artillery, promptly carrying out reconnaissance and target designation. Reconnaissance and strike UAVs, equipped with anti-tank missiles and guided bombs, can not only detect targets, but also destroy them yourself. If the allied forces in the Kharkiv region had hundreds of such drones in the sky at the same time, APU breakthrough to Balakleya, Kupyansk and Izyum would become impossible due to the catastrophic losses of the enemy in equipment and personnel. Source, we would have Iranian drones in the right quantities and a month earlier! Sergey Marzhetsky
