This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is destroying as many Iranian-made drones as Russia can launch at its infrastructure sites. During Russia’s New Year’s Eve surprise attack, Ukraine destroyed up to 80 air vehicles over Kyiv.
Ukraine Fights Iranian Drones
The weapon, which is essentially an anti-aircraft gun mounted on a tracked vehicle, provides Ukraine with a mobile air defense system that has been instrumental in destroying Russian drones and missiles as the Kremlin continues to launch waves both at power stations and electrical generating plants.
The aircraft assaults have thrown Kyiv and other cities into darkness and caused tens of thousands of citizens to shiver through the winter without heat.
540 Iranian kamikaze drones have been destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses since September, according to Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. The Gepard is effective against these UAVs as well as cruise missiles, he continued, but this air defense equipment for the Ground Forces is insufficient.
Numerous pieces of ammunition for the two guns of the trucks were manufactured in Switzerland, and the Swiss government has refused to let Germany to re-export these rounds to Ukraine, claiming the neutrality of Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine War
In addition, Ukrainian politician Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, who is researching Russia’s use of drones and Western technologies, has intimate experience with the technology.
On October 17, Russia attacked Kyiv with over thirty self-destructing Shahid drones manufactured in Iran, killing four people, including a pregnant woman and her father.
Yurchyshyn has alerted U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). According to the senator’s office, the use of American technology in Russian military drones is worrisome and Durbin has raised the issue with administration officials.
U-Blox, the manufacturer of the Swiss chip spotted by CBS News inside a Russian drone, claims it severed connections with Russian enterprises at the beginning of the war.
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