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Watch how Ukrainian military shot down Iranian-made drones with automatic firearms

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Last updated: February 28, 2024, 15:43 UTC
Published: Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 16:30 UTC
Category: Military
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors
A Russian drone is seen during a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Shahed-136, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 17, 2022. REUTERS/Roman Petushkov
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In the region of Kharkiv, a Shahed-136 drone has been shoot down using automatic firearms.

Members of the Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Force try to shoot down Russian waves of attack with drones during the nights.

Two nights ago, Ukrainian military managed to shot down a Shahed-136 (Geran-2) drone using automatic firearms.

It is not easy to shoot-down Shahed-136 (Geran-2) one-way attack drones of #Russian Aerospace Forces by means of machine-guns at night. These members of the #Ukraine‘s Territorial Defence Force managed to shoot down one of them at Kharkiv two nights ago. Watch their great work pic.twitter.com/8CxhP4HmnH

— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) February 28, 2024

The HESA Shahed 136, or Geran-2 in Russian service, is an Iranian loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop drone. It is designed and manufactured by HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.

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