{
  "id": 460531,
  "title": "New Iranian loitering munition has started reaching Ukraine, analyst says. It’s built to hit deep behind front",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/new-iranian-loitering-munition-has-started-reaching-ukraine-analyst",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:06:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/10/new-iranian-loitering-munition-has-started-reaching-ukraine-analyst-says-its-built-to-hit-deep-behind-front/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian military analyst Oleksandr Kovalenko reports Iran is enhancing its Shahed-107 kamikaze drones using insights gained from the war in Ukraine. These improvements include additional shrapnel elements in the warheads for greater lethality and revised aerodynamics for better performance. Kovalenko also warns about a potentially new loitering munition, the Karar, which has started appearing in Ukraine. This weapon, equipped with a DLE 111 gasoline engine, a 28-liter fuel tank, and a 15-kilogram warhead, could strike targets deep behind enemy lines. Kovalenko suggests the arrival of such a cheap terror weapon could extend the threat to areas previously considered relatively safe, warning that Ukraine should prepare for its potential impact.",
  "summary": "Iran is improving its Shahed-107 kamikaze drones based on the Ukraine war, adding shrapnel elements.",
  "key_points": [
    "New loitering munition, the Karar, has started appearing in Ukraine.",
    "Karar weapon could strike targets deep behind enemy lines."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The introduction of Iran's Karar loitering munition in Ukraine likely expands the range of targets under threat, potentially drawing more areas into the conflict zone and raising the stakes for Ukrainian forces.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Houthi escalation driven by Iranian request to widen conflict, analyst says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/houthi-escalation-driven-by-iranian-request-to-widen-conflict-analyst",
        "published": "2026-08-10T16:29:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}