New Russian Attacks imply a Resupply of Iranian Suicide Drones: According to Reports

• Russia has launched a new wave Iranian suicide drone attacks against Ukraine, suggesting a restock.
• This comes after a three-week hiatus from attacks. It was thought that their drone supply was low.
• Russia seems to have also resolved issues that prevented drones working in cold conditions.

Russia appears to have used deadly Iranian drones to strike Ukraine, reports claim. This is after a three-week hiatus. It suggests it has restocked and resolved issues that prevented them working in cold weather.

Ukrainian news agency UNIANand the UK’s defence ministry saidThe drones were not used in Ukraine since November 17, when it snowed for the first time this year. 

Reports suggest that Russia appears to be running out of Its supply of deadly drones.

Yevgeny Silkin is a high-ranking Ukrainian military official. saidRussia was having difficulties using the drones due to their plastic and other materials, which are not resistant frost.  

According to a report, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, suggested that Russia had solved the problem and had begun using drones again. Natalia Humenyuk from the Ukrainian Southern Command Spokesperson, however, was not able to be reached for comment. reportThe Institute for the Study of War, (ISW)

According to the ISW report, Russian and Ukrainian sources claimed that Shahed136 drones were used in new attacks on Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk.

Ukrainian authorities saidOdesa was without power after Kamikaze drone strikes.

The UK defence ministry notedIt stated in Friday’s intelligence update that although reports of the latest attacks are still being verified, it was possible that Russia has received a resupply with Shahed-131s or 136s.

According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISISW), Russian forces have “likely modified the drones to work in colder conditions and will likely increase the use of them in Ukraine in the upcoming weeks” to strike civilian targets. 

According to Britain’s defense ministry, Iran is accused of sending weapons and equipment to Russia. These weapons include the Shahed136, Shahed129, Shahed-191 and Shahed-129. They were used in “hundreds of attacks” against Ukraine. Because they explode upon impact, the weapons are commonly called kamikaze or suicide-drones.

Although Iran has long denied that it sent weapons to Russia, it admittedIn November, the government admitted to having sent “a small number” of drones, but this was before the war.

The United Nations is investigating claims that Iran supplied Russia Drones, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated. saidThis week.

The UKOn Saturday, it was reported that Iran had been a major military backer of Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. USRussia was accused of providing advanced military assistance for Iran, suggesting that Russia is strengthening its defense ties.