The kamikaze loitering munitions have not been used since February 15, the British Ministry of Defense said.
Russia's supply of Iranian-made drones that have been hitting targets in Ukraine has likely dried up, according to British defense officials.
In its daily update, the U.K. Ministry of Defense described reports that the Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles , also known as kamikaze drones, had not been used by Russian forces since February 15.targeting civilian and energy infrastructureBritish defense officials noted how Ukrainian armed forces were shooting down at least 24 of the UAVS per day between January and February.
Ukrainian soldiers with a US made Stinger MANPAD on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine which is used to shoot down Iranian-supplied Shahed kamikaze drones. The UK Ministry of Defense said on February 25, 2023 that Russia have run out of the drones.The U.K. MOD said that the weapons did not have a good record in destroying their intended targets, but Moscow probably considers them to be"useful decoys which can divert Ukrainian air defenses from more effective Russian cruise missiles.
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