Russia Iran Shahed-136 drone Kyiv Ukraine
A Russian drone, considered by Ukrainian authorities to be an Iranian-made Shahed-136, over Kyiv on October 17, 2022.
  • Russia has built its own version of an Iranian attack drone to attack Ukraine, a report says.
  • The Geran-2 drones are similar to Iranian Shahed-136s but made with different materials.
  • Russia sought an effective replacement that could be "scaled up in significant quantities."

Russia has started to build a version of Iranian attack drones and has used them against Ukraine, a report says.