Since the beginning of the week, on September 26, Russia has used 29 Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, ten of which were shot down by Ukraineʼs air defense forces.
Oleksiy Gromov, deputy chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told about this during the briefing.
"During the past week, the enemy used two attack drones. At the same time, 29 uses of Iranian-made kamikaze drones were carried out this week," Gromov said, adding that in total, the Armed Forces destroyed 23 air targets during the week.
"In particular, today our military shot down an enemy Orlan-10 with the help of small arms," the speaker noted.
- After the shooting down of the Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6 drones, Ukraine revoked the accreditation of Iranʼs Ambassador Manouchehr Moradi and reduced the number of diplomatic personnel. In response, Iran advised Ukraine "not to listen to third parties". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called on Iran to stop military aid to Russia and not to hide behind statements about alleged "external influence".
- Ukrainian special services reported that Russian troops purposefully launched Shahed-136 over Uman to attack Hasidic Jews. They believe that attacks on Jews are one of the conditions for Iranʼs transfer of drones to Russia.