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The '''HESA Shahed 136''' ({{lang-fa|شاهد ۱۳۶}}, literally "[[Shahada#Terminology and significance|Witness]] 136"), also known by its Russian designation '''Geran-2''' ({{lang-ru|Герань-2}}, literally "[[Geranium]]-2"), is an Iranian-designed [[loitering munition]],<ref name="cfr-20221026">{{cite web |last=Kahn |first=Lauren |date=26 October 2022 |title=Can Iranian Drones Turn Russia's Fortunes in the Ukraine War? |url=https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-iranian-drones-turn-russias-fortunes-ukraine-war |access-date=26 November 2023 |quote=The Iranian-produced Shahed-136 (renamed by Russia as the Geran-2) is a loitering munition, although it is sometimes misleadingly referred to in media as a kamikaze or suicide drone. |newspaper=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref> also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=18 Oct 2022 |title=UK sanctions Iran over kamikaze Russian drones |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-iran-over-kamikaze-russian-drones |website=gov.uk |ref=Shahed Aviation Industries: the Iranian manufacturer of the Shahed drones which have been used by Russia during its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Shahed Aviation Industries is subject to an asset freeze}}</ref><ref name="defex" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name="usip-20221017" /> in the form of an [[Autonomous aircraft|autonomous]] [[Pusher configuration|pusher-propelled]] [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]].
The munition is designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The drone is typically fired in multiples from a launch rack. The first public footage of the drone was released in December 2021.<ref name="Newdick">{{Cite web |last=Newdick |first=Thomas |date=2022-10-17 |title=Russia Bombards Ukraine With Iranian 'Kamikaze Drones' |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russia-bombards-ukraine-with-iranian-kamikaze-drones |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref> Russia has made much use of the Geran-2 in its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]], especially in [[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure]].
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