Shahed drones

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

Russian drones strike French FM logistic warehouse near Kyiv for second time

An FM Logistic warehouse in Dudarkiv, Kyiv Oblast, was damaged again in a Russian strike, company press office representative Paulina Massa told NV Business on Sept. 5.

5 September, 03:41 PM

Russian Shahed drones strike passenger train bound for Kherson

Russian forces attacked a passenger train bound for Kherson with several Shahed drones, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Sept. 5.

5 September, 03:19 PM

Ukraine strikes mesh relay and radar in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast

Ukrainian forces struck a mesh network relay in Zlynka, Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, that Russian forces used in Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine, the General Staff said on Sept. 4.

5 September, 01:53 PM

Russian jet-powered Shahed drones strike Epicentr shopping center in Mykolaiv

Russian forces struck a shopping center in Mykolaiv with jet-powered Shahed drones on the evening of Sept. 4 and overnight into Sept. 5, injuring two people, regional authorities said.

5 September, 09:47 AM

SBU drone strike was guided locally, expert says

The Sept. 4 drone strike that hit the HQ of Ukraine’s SBU security service in Kyiv was likely guided in real-time via a nearby radio relay, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s president on technology, said shortly after the incident.

4 September, 09:27 PM

Fire breaks out in Kyiv as media report possible drone strike on aircraft at Zhuliany Airport

Russian forces may have struck an aircraft at Kyiv’s Zhuliany Airport, the Kyiv Post reported on Sept. 4.

4 September, 12:42 PM

Russia expanding drone plant in Alabuga, satellite images show

The existing drone manufacturing plant in Alabuga, Tatarstan, is expanding to include over 1,000 hectares for new production facilities, warehouses, transport infrastructure, German newspaper Bild reported on Sept. 3.

3 September, 09:35 PM

Ukraine downs 135 of 163 Russian drones, about half jet-powered – Air Force

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 163 strike drones, including Shaheds, about half of them jet-powered, as well as S8000 Banderol, Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones on Sept. 3.

3 September, 11:17 AM

Russian jet-powered drones getting faster, flying farther

Russia’s new Geran-4 jet-powered kamikaze UAVs can now fly up to 600 kilometers inside Ukraine, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov told NV Radio on Aug. 26.

27 August, 01:35 AM

China supplies tech behind Russia's faster Shahed drones

China is supplying Russia with components and technology that are helping it upgrade Shahed drones, making them faster and more difficult to intercept, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 25.

26 August, 05:13 PM

Russian jet-powered Shahed attacks passenger train in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast

A Russian jet-powered drone struck the locomotive of the Zhytomyr-Odesa passenger train No. 147 in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said on Aug. 23.

23 August, 12:51 PM

Alabuga drone assembly doesn’t pay as well as advertised, Russian students find

Russian students at Alabuga Polytechnic College who were pressed into assembling Shahed kamikaze UAVs told reporters they faced long overtime shifts and low pay that left them with only a few hours of sleep.

21 August, 02:54 AM

Ukrainian air defenses intercept 111 Russian strike and decoy drones in mass raid

Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or jammed 111 out of 147 strike drones launched by Russian forces in a massive overnight barrage, the Air Force reported on Aug. 18.

18 August, 09:30 AM

Ukraine's 66th Brigade shows jet-powered Shahed being shot down during massive Russian attack

Air defense troops from the Destroyer missile unit of Ukraine's 66th Mechanized Brigade shot down a jet-powered Shahed during another massive Russian attack, the brigade said in a Telegram post accompanied by video on Aug. 16.

16 August, 04:56 PM

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