So far, according to the data released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, at least 6 M142 "Haimas" high-mobility rockets have been destroyed, but from public reports, a series of key facilities of the Russian army near the front line are still being "de-militarized". Whether the Russian military on the front line believes the Russian defense ministry's claims is difficult to say, and it is difficult to say whether the Russian troops working in units such as arsenals and command posts have not been cured of their "Hippocampus phobia".
Some Russian netizens have also questioned the Russian Defense Ministry's claims, because there is no credible picture or video evidence to prove the Words of the Russian Defense Ministry, and Ukraine and the United States have both denied the claim that the Haimas rocket was destroyed. However, these Russian netizens openly question the Russian Ministry of Defense on the Internet, which is likely to bring trouble to themselves, fines and even imprisonment, and questioning the news released by the Russian Ministry of Defense is equivalent to "publishing false information".
Up to now, the Ukrainian army has obtained a total of 16 M142 "Haimas" and 6 M270 rockets (probably not yet fully delivered), but its role far exceeds the various weapons previously aided by NATO, including the "Javelin" anti-tank missiles and various artillery, the "Haimas" rocket artillery continues to weaken the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, so that the Russian offensive in the Donbass region, the defense in the Kherson region are in difficulty, especially in Kherson, where the Russian army has received a lot of reinforcements, It is difficult to gain access to the front-line areas, not to mention the increasing logistical difficulties.
For the Russian army, no matter what the Russian Ministry of Defense says, it must solve the "Haimas" rocket in the hands of the Ukrainian army, the problem is that although the Russian army has strong firepower, it is difficult to accurately locate these mysterious high-mobility rockets, let alone destroy them when firing.
With the Russian military's battlefield surveillance capabilities, it is simply difficult to find these "Haimas" rockets, the reconnaissance aircraft of the Russian Air and Space Force can only move near the front line, and dare not go deep into the rear of the Ukrainian front line, the most suitable for performing such tasks is the UAV with continuous endurance, but the various types of unmanned aerial vehicles equipped by the Russian army, including "Orion", are only very powerful on paper, and the actual performance depends on the actual combat, and the moisture is too large.
The Russian Su-24MR, which repeatedly skimmed nato warships at ultra-low altitudes and even interfered with its radar, was silent in the War of Ukraine
It is in this urgent need that the news of Iran's supply of drones to Russia is constantly revealed. Sources claim that Iran has supplied Russia with at least 46 Shahid-129s and that some of them have been put into service to find and destroy the Ukrainian army's "Haimas" rockets.
The news has not been officially confirmed by Russia, Iran or Ukraine, but from the revelation that Russian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that Russian President Putin personally asked him to let "Barakta" set up a production plant in Russia, the grim reality is forcing the Russian military to immediately make up for their drone shortcomings.
Shahid-129 UAV developed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, achieved mass production in 2013, belongs to a medium-sized long-endurance UAV, can be seen as a "Predator" copycat low-end version, according to Iranian data, Shahid-129 maximum lag time of 24 hours, the maximum combat radius of 1700 km (this should be a version of the satellite communication system, will occupy a large amount of satellite communication bandwidth, according to the Pentagon, as long as there are several "predators" in a war zone, Then other units in this theater do not want to carry out normal satellite communication, with the satellite communication capabilities of Russia and Iran, I am afraid it will be worse), flying speed of 150-200 km / h, with 8 external points, the maximum bomb load of 400 kg, can carry 8 ordinary unguided bombs or 4 laser semi-active guided air-to-ground missiles developed by Iran.
Some analysts claim that Shahid-129 can continue to cruise at an altitude of 4,000 meters to 5,000 meters, and once it finds "Haimas", it will launch missiles to destroy it, which can be called "Haimas" killers, and the Ukrainian army has no ability to counteract. This is a bit of nonsense, not to mention whether the reconnaissance system mounted on the Shahid-129 can effectively detect and identify the "Haimas" rocket, the Shahid-129 itself operating in the rear of the Ukrainian front is itself a deep danger, the Ukrainian Air Force fighters and ground air defense systems can easily shoot down this kind of medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicles that are active in medium and high altitudes, shahid-129 does not have stealth capabilities.
At present, there is no public evidence that Iranian-made drones have entered the war in Ukraine, and we will wait until we find definitive evidence. As far as the author is concerned, if Iran really provides drones to Russia, war losses will soon appear, Iran has developed a variety of types of drones, but in addition to suicide drones (technology is not high, mainly low cost, difficult to find, so that Israel and Saudi Arabia and other countries are very headache), the technical level of other UAVs is actually very limited, the role and survival rate that can be played on the Battlefield in Ukraine is too far from the Turkish TB-2.