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Russia appears to have run out of the deadly Iranian-made drones it’s been using to terrorize Ukraine, Western officials say

Yevgeny Silkin, a top Ukrainian military official, said recently that Russia had stopped using Iranian-made drones because they don't work in cold weather

Newsroom December 7 11:00

Russian forces appear to be out of Iranian-made drones that have been used in recent weeks to terrorize Ukrainian cities and civilians, Western officials say.

One unnamed Western official said Tuesday that while Moscow has run out of the Iranian drones, it still anticipates “a resupply,” according to an ABC News report. The comments come amid a drop in usage for the deadly systems.

Yevgeny Silkin, a top Ukrainian military official, said recently that Russia had stopped using Iranian-made drones because they don’t work in cold weather, noting that they are constructed using plastic and other materials that are not resistant to frost.

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