The latest situation in the battlefield between Russia and Ukraine shows that drones play an increasingly important role in war. The Russian army's precise strikes against Ukrainian targets by using drones are unpredictable, which has caused great headaches for the Ukrainian army, and it also realizes the benefits of such drones. Recently, Ukrainian side said that itself has developed a drone similar to the Russian army's "Geranium-2" (that is, the "Witness-136" known as the "Iranian motorcycle") but has more powerful performance.
On October 17th local time, a drone attacked Kiev shot
Russian drone attacked Ukrainian targets many times. Ukraine developed a benchmark drone
Since the Russian army changed its commander, it seems that it has changed its combat mode, and news of Russian air strikes Ukrainian targets are often reported. Recently, the Russian army attacked Ukraine's "energy decision-making center" for the first time. Kiev's energy infrastructure gradually failed, and Ukrainian military industrial electricity consumption was affected.
Nikolayev Prefecture 1 Sunflower Seed Oil plant oil storage tank was also attacked. 1.5 tons of sunflower seed oil sprinkled on the street. The oil on the street was like the accumulated water after the rain. Ukrainians collected these cooking oils on the streets. There are many similar incidents, and there are Russian drones behind them.
Watching the Russian drone do whatever he wants on his head, Ukraine naturally couldn't bear it. Ukrainian side recently announced that a drone similar to the "Geranium-2" has been developed. The drone warhead is heavier than the "Geranium-2", reaching 75 kilograms, with a range of 1,000 kilometers, and can reach Moscow, the capital of Russia.
In response to this, the Russian side stated that Ukraine now has the help of the United States and the West, and the ability to develop drones is undoubtedly unquestionable, but the specific performance of the drone remains to be discussed, and it is not known whether it can be used on a large scale like the "Geranium-2". Ukraine's statement is more to encourage morale that has been sluggish due to the Russian drone strike.
Ukrainian sunflower seed oil tank was fried
In addition to developing drones itself, Ukraine is also actively looking for foreign aid. NATO said it will increase its efforts to aid Ukraine and provide more air defense equipment, and the anti-UAV system will also be provided within a few days.
Ukraine's existing drones are not powerful enough
From the development of this kind of drone in Ukraine, we can also see that on the one hand, Ukraine is really annoyed by the Russian military's suicide drones, and on the other hand, it also lacks similar drones.
As we all know, the United States has provided Ukraine with drones such as "switchblade" and "Phoenix Ghost". The "Switchblade" drone, like the "Geranium-2" drone, belongs to the cruise missile , which is a suicide drone. However, the power of the 300 warhead explosion of the "Switchblade" 300 warhead is only equivalent to 40mm grenade , with a range of only 10 kilometers and a cruise time of only 15 minutes. Even the angle is not at the time, it may not kill a Russian army wearing heavy protective suits. Although the 600 type can attack armored vehicle , its power is comparable to "Jaberfin" anti-tank missile , it has not yet been delivered.
Iran "Witness-136" drone
From various news reports, These drones provided by the United States do not play a big role in the battlefield . So, existing drones cannot be fought, can they be bought from other countries?
First of all, we need to exclude the country of origin that Ukraine hates most drones - Iran . After Ukraine concluded that Iran provided weapons to Russia, it not only expelled the Iranian ambassador to Ukraine, lowered its diplomatic level with Iran, and even demanded sanctions against Iran. Now Ukraine's foreign minister has proposed to directly sever diplomatic relations with Iran, and there is no need to think about this path.
So Middle East Another drone powerhouse Israel ? The Iranian "Witness-136" drone, similar to the "Geranium-2" drone, was indeed originally developed based on the Israeli Habi UAV. It can be said that Israel is the originator of this weapon.But The Israeli government has stated many times that it will not provide Ukraine with the deadly weapon , and this road will not work. Therefore, it is not realistic for Ukraine to purchase drones of considerable level from foreign countries, so it is only self-developed. With the technology and parts support from the United States and the West, this is not particularly difficult.
Russian military drone fragments, with a look similar to Iran's "Witness-136"
Ukraine's self-developed drone production line cannot guarantee
Judging from the data of this drone developed by Ukraine, the 75-kilometer warhead, a range of 1,000 kilometers, is still very powerful. If it is put into actual combat, it may cause a certain blow to the Russian army. But this is just a fatal issue that Ukraine needs to worry about the most, and it may be the security of the drone production line .
According to the Ukrainian military, when the Russian army attacked the energy decision-making center, at least 40 Russian drones flew from southern Ukraine to the north, most of which flew to Kiev again. However, the distance between the front line and Kiev is more than 400 kilometers, and the Russian drone has not been completely shot down during this period. It can be seen that has a large loophole in the Ukrainian air defense system. Even if Ukraine begins to produce its own "suicide motorcycles" on a large scale, if the air defense capabilities are insufficient, it is likely to face the risk of being attacked by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The drone production plants are not able to continuously shift positions like the "Haimas" rocket launcher used before, not to mention the ubiquitous Russian informants providing information to the Russian army. It is rumored online that Ukraine had caught spies who provided the location information of " Himas " to the Russian army, and Ukraine has also carried out spy arrest operations many times, but this phenomenon has not been eliminated.
No matter what, if such drones in Ukraine also come onto the battlefield, it means that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has entered a new stage. The so-called King of Hell fights, the little ghosts suffer, and ultimately suffers harm are the soldiers and civilians on both sides.
