According to multiple foreign media reports, on the morning of October 17, waves of suicide drones attacked the Ukrainian capital Kiev , killing 4 people, 19 people seriously injured, and more than 200 private houses were destroyed, and Kiev was once in a state of panic. Ukrainian authorities said that the suicide drone dispatched by Russia can effectively penetrate the air defense system . Although it is small in size, it is powerful. A drone can even collapse the entire building, making the Ukrainian army unable to defend.
Ukrainian military used rifles to shoot suicide drones
According to Ukrainian statistics, at the morning rush hour on October 17, Russia launched at least 28 suicide drones to Kiev. These drones shuttled between buildings, sounds similar to motorcycles came, and randomly searched for attack targets. After locking the target, the suicide drone crashed straight into the target, detonating the high-explosive ammunition it carried, causing huge damage.
suicide drone wreckage
From the videos and pictures released by Ukraine, the suicide drone attacking Kiev is very similar to the witness of Iranian production-136 drone. Witness-136 A wandering suicide drone developed by Iran has a length of 3.5 meters, a wingspan of 2.5 meters, a weight of about 200 kilograms. It uses a 50-horsepower engine, a maximum flight speed of about 185 kilometers per hour, a maximum range of 1,000 kilometers, and can carry a 50-kilogram heavy warhead.
Although it is relatively small, judging from the attack image of the Witness-136 drone released by Iran, the power of the explosion is comparable to that of tactical ballistic missiles, so it is no wonder that it can blow up a building.
Witness-136 UAV Attack Effect
Although Witness-136 UAV is slower to fly, it is very difficult to intercept such a UAV.
First of all, witnesses - the 136 drone cost only US$20,000, which is very cheap. If Ukraine wants to intercept air defense missiles, it will cost more than ten times the interception cost. Interception of three or five aircraft is affordable, but if you want to intercept such drone groups, don’t think about it, Ukraine cannot afford to consume it at all. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, although NATO has provided Ukraine with a large number of portable and medium- and short-range air defense missiles, it is far from meeting the consumption of the Ukrainian military. In this context, Ukraine uses extremely precious air defense missiles to intercept the suicide drone group of Ukraine and Ukraine, which will inevitably consume its own country's missile inventory before Russia, and NATO will probably be fragrant at that time.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Judging from the videos released on foreign social media, the air defense missiles launched by the Ukrainian army were not ideal for the interception of the Witness-136 drone. The Ukrainian army had to use rifles to intercept, but the interception effect was very small.
For Russia, this suicide drone is the best long-range attack weapon. It can not only reduce the loss of Russian military manned fighter jets, but also greatly save the cost of strikes. It can be said that it can be said that it can be achieved by killing multiple shots in one fell swoop.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukraine war, the Russian army has consumed a large amount of tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles , and the missile inventory is less than one-third of the pre-war period. In this context, the Russian army can only use Su-25, Su-25, Su-35 and even Su-35 fighter jets to conduct air strikes. Due to the lack of sufficient precisely guided munitions, these fighter jets can often only carry "iron bombs" to go deep into the areas controlled by the Ukrainian army to drop bombs at low altitudes. Many fighter jets were shot down by the Ukrainian ground air defense firepower. The emergence of suicide drones just solved the dilemma of the Russian Aerospace Forces' combat against Ukraine. This kind of drone can not only exert the combat value of manned fighters, but also avoid casualties between Russian soldiers and humans.
In terms of cost, suicide drones are only 20,000 US dollars per aircraft, while the cost of the ballistic missile and cruise missile used by the Russian army in Ukraine is more than 1 million US dollars. It can be said that a missile can buy more than 50 drones. In terms of combat effectiveness, the effect of the Witness-136 drone is far greater than that of missiles. This is because a missile can only strike one target, while a missile can buy 50 drones and can accurately attack 50 targets. It can be said that with the assistance of suicide drones, the Russian army can not only have enough time to replenish missile inventory, but also maintain high-intensity attacks on all cities in Ukraine.
From the effect of Ukrainian reaction, the suicide drone swarm tactic adopted by the Russian military against Kiev has worked. According to foreign media reports, the drone launched by Russia made a sound similar to the lawn mower or motorcycle over Kiev, causing great panic among residents. This is because everyone does not know the target of this drone, and people can only escape after hearing the sound. The current panic began to spread in Kiev, and if Russia continues to launch drone bombing, Ukraine will soon be unable to bear it.
It is reported that Russia has purchased thousands of suicide drones. If these drones are put into the Ukrainian battlefield, it is equivalent to thousands of missiles hitting important Ukrainian cities. The damage ability and the panic it brings can be imagined.
Currently, the suicide drone tactics have begun to work. The Russian army will definitely maintain this high-intensity attack posture in the future. There is no need to worry about a protracted war of attrition. The situation in Russia and Ukraine may undergo major changes due to this tactic.
