Are Russian ‘Iva’ MANPADS Chinese Knock-Offs?
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Wed, 30 September 2026
1 report- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:40first to report
Milbloggers and military issues sites have become excited by images during a Rossiya 1 report of an MANPADS weapon used by a Russian mobile fire group in the Rostov region. Despite the soldier calling it the “Iva,” online experts think it resembles Chinese or Iranian models.