Iran is modifying attack drones it supplies to Russia so that the warheads mounted on them cause maximum damage to infrastructure in Ukraine during strikes.

This is evidenced by the results of a new investigation that fell into the hands of CNN journalists.. Tehran hands over hundreds of drones to Moscow to use against Ukraine. Many of them dealt devastating blows to Ukrainian energy infrastructure.. Drones, as well as Russian missiles, have deprived many Ukrainians of electricity and water in the midst of cold winter months..

The British organization Conflict Armament Research (CAR), together with the Ukrainian military, studied the warhead of the Iranian Shahed-131 drone that fell in the Odessa region in October 2022, which did not explode. British experts provide their first findings to CNN. Warhead composition may explain why Russia's campaign to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been so effective over the past few months.

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CAR analysts are confident that warheads about 60 centimeters long were hastily modified. They added not very well-placed layers of dozens of small metal fragments, which, upon impact, scatter in a large radius. In addition to the debris, 18 smaller " When exploded, they can pierce armor and create a certain explosive effect "

The accumulation of such elements practically maximizes the ability to destroy targets such as power plants, distribution networks, power lines and huge massive transformers.. They also greatly complicate further repairs..

“It seems that they looked at the finished warhead and said: how can we make it even more destructive.? "

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He explained that warheads designed to destroy targets on the battlefield, such as tanks or artillery, could be designed differently.. The cumulative charge is positioned to deliver a more concentrated strike. But the warhead that CAR experts have researched works differently to hit a larger area..

“There was a lot of gossip that this explosive is very imperfect, cheap and simple.. But looking at the warhead, it becomes clear that they seriously thought about doing as much damage as possible to the infrastructure in a wide radius, ”explained Spliters..