Shahed drones

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

Russia attacks Ukraine with Kh-59/69 missile, Banderol munitions and drones

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a Kh-59/69 guided missile, three Banderol loitering munitions and 126 drones, including Shahed-type UAVs, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Aug. 10.

10 August, 10:11 AM

Dramatic footage captures Stinger MANPADS obliterating Russian jet Shahed drone

In an astonishing feat of battlefield precision, soldiers from the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodny Yar" used a Stinger MANPADS to down a Russian jet-powered drone, publishing footage of the mid-air interception on August 6.

6 August, 02:13 PM

Footage appears to show Ukraine’s pickup-mounted STASH intercepting Shahed

Footage circulating online appears to show Ukraine’s short-range STASH air defense system intercepting a Russian Shahed attack drone.

31 July, 06:24 PM

Ukraine-tested U.S. drone downs Iranian Shahed over Kuwait

Earlier this week, U.S. forces used the Merops drone interceptor system to destroy an Iranian Shahed UAV in Kuwait, Business Insider reported on July 24.

25 July, 03:06 AM

Drone shot down over Romania likely Russian, Bucharest says

The drone that entered Romanian airspace on July 24 was likely a Russian Shahed kamikaze UAV and took two attempts to shoot down, Romania’s Defense Ministry said, as reported by local outlet Digi24.

24 July, 10:54 PM

Ukraine bullish on laser counters to UAVs

Ukraine is approaching deployment of laser weapons that can shoot down drones of various types, including Shahed UAVs, deputy C-in-C Brig. Gen. Andrii Lebedenko said on July 22.

23 July, 02:35 AM

Prosecuting Iranian complicity in Ukraine — opinion

The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is one of the most significant developments in international criminal law in recent decades.

22 July, 12:30 AM

Russia launches 122 drones and two missiles at Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 122 strike drones of various types overnight on July 15, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

15 July, 11:18 AM

Griffen interceptor makes combat debut by destroying a Shahed drone

British-Ukrainian defense technology company Firebolt Engineering said it had confirmed the first combat interception of a Shahed attack drone using its Griffen jet-powered interceptor aircraft on July 7.

7 July, 06:06 PM

Russia’s growing use of jet-powered UAVs challenges Ukraine’s air defense

Russia now deploys jet-powered models of its kamikaze drones in attacks against Ukrainian cities, invalidating many of Ukraine’s air defense systems designed to counter slow-moving Shahed UAVs, The Telegraph reported on July 2.

2 July, 11:45 PM

EU sanctions to target Russian drone manufacturing

European Union officials are preparing new sanctions targeting companies involved in producing components for Russia’s Shahed kamikaze drones, German media reported on July 2.

2 July, 10:51 PM

Russian missiles, drones strike Kyiv

Shortly after midnight on July 2, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a mix of missiles of various types and kamikaze UAVs.

2 July, 02:51 AM

Ukrainian air defenses shoot down 138 Russian drones overnight

Russia launched 154 attack and decoy drones against Ukraine, including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya unmanned aerial vehicles, Ukraine's Air Force said on June 30.

30 June, 11:22 AM

Russian forces launch 100+ drones in overnight attack against Ukraine

Russian forces launched 108 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and Banderol UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on June 29, the Air Force reported.

29 June, 11:15 AM

Russia burns 545k liters of fuel for drone strikes on Ukraine as domestic gas stations run dry

Russian Forces consumed nearly 545k liters of gasoline to fuel long-range Shahed and Gerbera UAVs in their raids on Ukraine in May amid deepening fuel crisis and sprawling queues at gas stations, military outlet Defense Express reported on June 26.

26 June, 02:26 PM

Belarus relay shutdown lowers Russian drone threat to Kyiv

After drone control relay stations in Belarus were shut down, Russia can longer threat Kyiv with precise, controlled in real-time UAV strikes, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on June 25

26 June, 12:25 AM

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