The Ukrainian military in the Mykolaiv Region shot down the Russian “Shahed-136” kamikaze drone.

The neutralization of the enemy drone was reported by the Air Command “South”.

The military released a video of the downed “Shahed-136.”

The Iranian-made drone, which the Russian invaders had attempted to use to defeat objects in Ukraine, was destroyed by 12.7mm machine gun fire.

“On the morning of October 8, in the Mykolaiv Region, the soldiers of the mobile group of the Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigade with the Utes heavy machine gun shot down the Shahed-136 kamikaze drone,” the military said.

Anti-aircraft gunners stressed that they would not stop until they turned the equipment of the Russian invader in the Ukrainian sky into scrap.

The first use of Iranian drones in Ukraine became known on September 13. Then the enemy UAV was shot down by soldiers of the Armed Forces in the Kharkiv Region. Visual analysis of the elements of the wing of the downed drone indicated that the Russians use the Iranian large kamikaze drone “Shahed-136” under the designation “Geran-2.”

Ukrainian air defense receives constant real experience in the destruction of these drones and improves methods of combating them.

The drone can be destroyed by any air defense systems, but detected using radar or visually. It also has a loud engine, the work of which is heard at a long distance. Iran manufactures these UAVs for mass use for single or group purposes.

Also, air defense forces in Ukraine on September 23 neutralized the Iranian drone Mohajer-6 for the first time. Subsequently, the Ukrainian military showed this captured modern Iranian strike drone. It is designed to conduct reconnaissance, surveillance and fire damage.

The Iranian drone has a fixed tricycle landing gear. It is capable of carrying up to four precision munitions. The system provides automatic takeoff and landing.

On the night of October 5, the Russian invaders attacked Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv Region with kamikaze drones. Fires began at infrastructure facilities, there is information about the victims.