Russia Launches Nearly 1,500 Drones At Ukraine In Four Days, Including About 800 Jet-Powered Ones, Zelensky Says
“Today, our military gave briefings on air defense. Right now, the Russians' tactic is to wear down Ukraine, to wear down Ukrainians-first and foremost, our own people. There are constant drone attacks-many 'Shahed' jet-powered drones. Our soldiers are shooting down a significant portion of them. There have been nearly 1,500 drones of all types in just these four days, of which about 800 were jet-powered,” Zelensky noted.
According to him, the most challenging task is shooting down the jet-powered drones. Currently, combat aircraft are primarily responsible for defending against them. Work is underway to ensure we have the necessary interceptors.
Read also: 'Flash': Russia launches 1,500 jet-powered Shahed s at Ukraine in July, 2,500 in August“Four companies have developed interceptor drones; one company has the most successful design. Right now, both the Ministry of Defense and the military must do everything possible to ensure we have as many capabilities as possible to shoot down every type of Russian drone. I want to thank those on Ukraine's team who are truly working 24/7 to make this happen. This fall, we need to respond and ensure that our shoot-down rate is definitely higher than 90%,” Zelensky emphasized.
As reported by Ukrinform, Ukraine has developed four types of interceptor to shoot down the enemy's“Shahed” drones; the main goal now is to scale up their production.
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