Shahed drones

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

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

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