The Shahed 131 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, literally " Witness 131"), or Geran-1 (Russian: Герань-1, literally " Geranium -1") in Russian service, is an Iranian -made exploding drone which came to prominence in October 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1][2][3] It is powered by a Wankel engine model Shahed -783/788.

2023年1月13日 · The Russians, on their side, repainted the Iranian-supplied UAVs and renamed them Geran (Geranium) 1 and 2 for the Shahed 131 and 136 respectively.

Geranium-1 (Shahed 131) is an Iranian suicide drone developed by Shahed Aviation. The drone gained widespread recognition in October 2022 amidst Russia's military actions in Ukraine. Russia began to show clear signs of depletion in its arsenal for missile attacks against Ukraine.

2023年2月24日 · Investigators who took apart one of the Shahed-131 drones supplied by Iran—the Russians have rebranded it as Geran-1, but experts aren’t fooled—discovered a surprisingly sophisticated,...

2023年2月12日 · Russia has launched hundreds of Iranian Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 (respectively known as the Geran-1 and Geran-2 in Russian service) against Ukraine's cities and power grid since September.

At night on October 23, russia tried to carry out another terrorist attack with Iranian kamikaze drones. Thus, according to open sources, the Shahed drone attack was carried out from Crimea: overall 9 groups of these drones were released, the total number of which is 20 to 35 units.

The Iranian-origin Shahed-131, renamed Geran-1 by the Russians, has a delta-wing body shape similar to the Shahed-136 (Geran-2), but the vertical stabilizers extend only above the body. Recovered components in Ukraine and the Middle East appear to be very similar; some components even fractured in the same manner after impact.7 8.

The Shahed 131, or Geran-1 in Russian service, is an Iranian-made exploding drone which came to prominence in October 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukrain...

2025年3月3日 · Weight of the warhead15 kg

2024年4月16日 · On September 13, 2022, the initial use of the Shahed-136 was evidenced by photographs of the remains of a UAV with the inscription in Russian: Герань-2, lit. 'Geranium'-2, operated by Russian troops. The Shahed-136 UAV had been shot down by Ukrainian forces and hadn’t detonated on impact as designed. [6] [7] [Figure 2]