Although Iranian drones are not very modern weapons, they have become a serious challenge for Ukraine and the Defense Forces

Russians have already started producing Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones on their territory, but they are not yet capable of producing all the parts for UAVs.

This was reported by a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Wednesday, August 16. Andriy Yusov on telemarathon air.

"So far it is about large-node assembly (Russia receives components ready for assembly – ed.) and about increasing localization. Separate parts of Russian production appear. This is something so primitive, simple that the Russians can produce in this weapon», — Yusov noted.

Yusov noted that Iranian Shahed drones are not too complex and modern weapons, but Russia has decided to start independent and full-fledged production, but has not yet been able to do so.

< According to him, such actions of the Russian Federation are a serious challenge for Ukraine and the Defense Forces. At the same time, it is a reason for the country's international partners to strengthen Ukrainian air defense systems.

On August 16, British intelligence assumed that Russia had probably started using UAVs of its own production based on Iranian Shahed-type drone projects in the war against Ukraine. On June 9, the representative of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said that&nbsp According to American intelligence, Iran is providing Russia with materials to build a drone factory to ensure a steady supply of weapons for the war against Ukraine. support for Iran.

On July 3, a joint investigation by the Protokol publication and RZVRT YouTube channel reported that Russia is engaged in the production of Iranian kamikaze drones in the territory of the special economic zone in Alabuz in Tatarstan.

The head of the joint coordination press center of the Southern Defense Forces Nataliya Gumenyuk said on July 26 that the remains of the Shaheds found after the latest Russian attacks had Cyrillic markings, which indicates that they are of Russian manufacture.