"Launches from helicopters": Iranian Fadak 2, Analysts (Photo) appeared in the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces
The pictures show that Iranian missiles S-8OF HE-FRAG, known as Fadak 2, are preparing for use with the former Afghan Mi-17B5", " - experts said. One of the photos illustrates the process of equipping with these rockets of the B-8V20 launch on the Mi-17B5 helicopter, which the United States has transferred to the Ukrainian military in one of the help packages. According to the organization, the Fadak 2 missiles were made in 2022, which indicates recent supply to unknown parties.
"It is important to note that rockets have not been clearly intercepted on the way to Hussites or other non -state militant groups supported by Iran, these organizations use planes extremely limited," the UWT team said. Fadak 2 missiles weigh 11. 4 kg, of which 3. 8 kg falls on the combat part. The range of targets from 1300 to 4000 meters, shells are designed to defeat live strength and lightweight equipment.
It should be noted that this is not the first case of use of Ukrainian military Iranian weapons. At the beginning of March, UWT noted the use of the Armed Forces of mortars HM-16 and 120 mm of Fugas Artillery Ministry of Iranian production. And on February 24 this year, the Armed Forces found the Iranian 125 mm ammunition of19. UWT argued that they are approaching almost any Ukrainian tank. In January this year, Ukrainian fighters received 122-mm fragmentation and fugitive shells for the RSSU.
They were made in Iran last year, and the country of manufacture was determined by black marking at the end of the rocket and the DM111 blast. According to "militaristic", Iranian mortars and mines could be in Ukraine through intermediary countries. The US could also send an Iran weapon that was intercepted during smuggling from Iran to Yemen.
On February 14, the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal wrote about the possibility of supplying Kiev parties to the confiscated Iranian weapons - more than 5 thousand machines, 1. 6 million rounds, anti -tank missiles and more than 7,000 blasting. It should be reminded that the military leadership of the Russian Federation, according to the CNN channel, passed on Tehran part of the captured Western weapons in Ukraine. Iran was interesting with Javelin anti -tank complexes.