The Russians started launching Iranian kamikaze drones again due to improved weather conditions.

The possibility of using Iranian kamikaze drones directly depends on weather conditions – they are vulnerable to low air temperatures.

Therefore, the pause in their use was connected precisely with the attempt of the Russians to adapt to the weather conditions, the head of the United Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces Nataliya Humenyuk told on the air of the “Freedim” TV channel, reports RBC-Ukraine.

“The tests of these drones took place in somewhat different climatic conditions, in which Iran is located. Our climatic conditions are somewhat different, and, among other things, they were most concerned about aerodynamics, the possibility of icing in the event of temperature changes, which could affect flightability,” Humenyuk said .

She noted that now the air temperature in the south of Ukraine has risen above zero, so the Russians decided to launch these attack UAVs in the Odesa region.

Iranian kamikaze drones in service in Russia

As reported, on the night of December 10, Russian invaders launched 15 Iranian Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones in southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military shot down 10 enemy UAVs over the Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.

However, the drones got into the energy infrastructure facilities in the Odesa region, causing significant destruction and leaving thousands of consumers without electricity. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyi, now more than one and a half million people in Odesa remain without electricity.

It will be recalled that in August it became known that Iran sold a batch of its kamikaze drones to Russia. In October, there were reports that Russia ordered more than 2,000 drones from Iran.

According to Yuriy Ignat, the spokesman of the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as of the beginning of November, Russia has launched more than 400 Iranian kamikaze drones over the territory of Ukraine since their first use. Most of them were shot down.

Meanwhile, British intelligence notes that Iran has become one of Russia’s main military allies since its invasion of Ukraine. In particular, the Russian Federation may receive hundreds of ballistic missiles from Iran in the coming months in exchange for an unprecedented level of military and technical assistance.