P1-Sun interceptors shot down over 3,000 Shahed drones in 2026
P1-Sun interceptor drone (Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Ukraine’s P1-Sun
interceptor UAVs have shot down more than 3,000 Russian Shahed kamikaze
drones this year, Defense Ministry adviser Anna Gvozdiar said on April 23.
Gvozdiar told Forbes Ukraine at the European Business Summit that the P1-Sun, made by Ukrainian company Skyfall, is among several low-cost interceptor drones now in use.
“Ukrainian manufacturers have created interceptor drones with an average cost of up to $3,000,” Gvozdiar said. She added that the use of such systems allows Ukraine’s forces to intercept as many as 90 percent of Russian Shaheds.
“No country can produce enough missiles for air defenses to intercept everything Russia launches,” she said.
“In January alone there were more than 6,000 [enemy] missiles and drones [attacking Ukraine].”
Gvozdiar said even a cheap surface-to-air missile can cost
$20,000 to $30,000, while a Shahed can cost up to $50,000.
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