Shahed drones

Flash shows Mesh modems that could be used to build repeaters for Russian Shahed drones

Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, showed what mesh repeaters that may allow Russian Shahed drones to maintain communications while flying over Ukraine could look like on Oct. 5.

5 October, 12:31 PM

Hidden repeaters may enable online Shahed guidance over Kyiv

Russia may have deployed hidden Mesh-network repeaters inside Kyiv to remotely control Shahed drones and adjust their flight paths during attacks on the Ukrainian capital, presidential technology adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov said on Facebook on Oct. 3.

3 October, 03:40 PM

Ukraine expects to solve jet drone problem before winter hits — Budanov

Several interceptor designs are currently being used to take down Russian jet-powered drones terrorizing Kyiv and other cities, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with Euronews on Sept. 30.

30 September, 07:52 PM

Russian jet Shaheds fly too high for short-range air defenses

The jet-powered versions of Russian Shahed drones (Geran-4 and Geran-5) can fly at altitudes of 7 to 10 kilometers, putting them beyond the reach of tactical air defenses, MP and parliamentary Defense Committee member Serhiy Rakhmanin told NV on Sept. 29.

30 September, 02:53 AM

Ukrainian air force lacks ammunition to reliably counter new Shahed drones

Ukrainian jets are perfectly capable of shooting down jet-powered Shahed drones but lack air-to-air missiles in sufficient quantities, MP and parliamentary Defense Committee member Serhiy Rakhmanin told NV on Sept. 29.

29 September, 09:28 PM

Khmara announces overhaul of Kyiv’s air defenses

Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara visited air defense command posts in Kyiv Oblast, the ministry’s press service reported on Sept. 29.

29 September, 07:54 PM

Khmara urges EU to fund interceptor drone production

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara urged European Union countries to help finance the production of interceptors capable of countering Russia’s jet-powered strike drones.

29 September, 03:38 AM

Ukraine intercepts 57% of Russian jet-powered drones — Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s air defenses shoot down about 70% of UAVs during mass Russian attacks, while the interception rate for jet-powered drones stands at 57%, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an evening address on Sept. 28.

28 September, 11:45 PM

Russian drone attacks Yahodyn checkpoint on Polish border

Russian forces again attacked an area near the Ukrainian-Polish border in Volyn Oblast with a jet-powered drone on Sept. 28, BBC News Ukrainian reported.

28 September, 07:57 PM

Russia planning to spend $12 billion next year on jet-powered drone production — Zelenskyy

Russia plans to spend $12 billion next year on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions alone, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during his evening video address on Sept. 26, noting that Ukraine currently intercepts 55% of jet-powered Shahed UAVs.

27 September, 02:50 AM

Ukraine’s 28th Brigade shows how it is shooting down jet-powered Shahed drones

Air defense crews from Ukraine’s 28th Separate Knights of the Winter Campaign Mechanized Brigade are already successfully destroying Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, the brigade said in a Telegram post accompanied by video on Sept. 21.

21 September, 03:52 PM

Russia plans new navigation system for Shaheds, guided bombs

Russia plans to equip Shahed drones and guided aerial bombs with a new Ariadna navigation system, Serhii Beskrestnov (Flash), an adviser to the Ukrainian president on defense technology development, said on Sept. 19.

19 September, 06:11 PM

Beskrestnov accuses Syrskyi of neglecting electronic warfare development

Under former C-in-C Oleksandr Syrskyi, the Ukrainian military largely ignored Russia’s growing reliance on mesh networking to control its UAVs, presidential technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on Sept. 18.

19 September, 02:58 AM

Ukraine engineers five interceptors to hunt Russian jet Shaheds — NV interview

Ukraine has developed up to five distinct high-speed drone interceptor prototypes to shoot down Russian Shaheds, presidential advisor Serhii Beskrestnov said in in interview with Radio NV on Sept. 17.

17 September, 09:00 AM

Fire breaks out at Primorsko-Akhtarsk airbase used for Shahed launches — satellite images

Fire broke out at the Primorsko-Akhtarsk military airfield in Krasnodar Krai, monitoring Telegram channel Crimean Wind reported late on Sept. 13.

14 September, 09:10 AM

Russia upgrades Shahed navigation to blunt Ukrainian electronic warfare

Russia has upgraded navigation systems on Shahed-type drones to reduce the impact of Ukrainian electronic warfare, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, a nonstaff presidential adviser on defense technology development and a radio technology expert, said on Sept. 12.

13 September, 01:21 AM

Russia attacks train stations in Lutsk, Fastiv and Kovel with Shahed drones

Russian forces launched Shahed drone strikes on train stations in Lutsk, Kovel and Fastiv during the day on Sept. 12. A drone struck a passenger train in Lutsk.

12 September, 07:29 PM

Novel Russian jet-powered drones rely on Chinese, Taiwanese, U.S. components

Ukraine is recording every component recovered from the debris of Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, including their serial numbers, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s sanctions policy commissioner, said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 09:37 PM

Belgium to supply Ukraine with F-16 munitions to counter jet-powered Shaheds – Defense Ministry

Belgium plans to equip Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets with additional weapons to counter jet-powered drones by the end of 2026, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 03:51 PM

Russian Shahed drone strikes Kharkiv-Izium train, injuring six people

Russian forces struck a Kharkiv-Izium train with a Shahed drone, injuring six people, the Izium military administration said on Sept. 9.

9 September, 06:35 PM

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