That is according to a latest the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine.
“For the first time in three weeks, there have been reports of attacks by Iranian-provided one-way attack (OWA) uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). These events remain to be verified, but it is likely that Russia exhausted its previous stock of several hundred Shahed-131s and 136s and has now received a resupply,” the update reads.
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According to the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Defense Intelligence update, on 06 December 2022, the Ukrainian General Staff reported shooting down 17 UAVs, including 14 Shahed-136s. On 07 December 2022, Ukrainian officials reported the use of Iranian-provided OWA UAVs targeting Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro oblasts.
“The last previously reported shooting down of Iranian Shahed-136s in Ukraine was on 17 November 2022. If verified, it is likely that Russia has recommenced attacks with newly delivered OWA UAV systems,” the update notes.
Defense Express reported earier on How Many Iranian Shahed Kamikaze Drones Were Shot Down During russia’s Attack on Ukraine on December 6-7 Night. We also wrote that Ukroboronprom Tested a New Ukrainian Long Distance Combat Drone just day before December 5, 2022, the day when unknown drone fell on the runway of the Engels Airfield in Saratov oblast of the russian federation.
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