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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine is seeking ways to counter a new modification of Russian attack drones, in particular reactive Shahed. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that such drones pose a serious challenge to Ukraine’s air defense system. At the same time, he assured that Ukraine already has several companies that can help counter this threat.
Zelenskiy made these remarks during the annual YES event organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, according to New News LLC journalist Halyna Ostapovets.
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Ukraine is already seeking a solution against reactive Shahed drones
According to the president, Russians continue to improve their attack drones and use them to attack Ukraine. A particular challenge has been drones with jet engines, which can be more difficult to intercept.
“I think Ukraine today is in decent shape, but there are big challenges,” Zelenskiy said.
He noted that one of the main challenges remains the Russian drones themselves.
“There are a lot of Shahed, and there are already reactive Shahed,” the president stressed.
According to Zelenskiy, Ukraine is already working on solutions that will allow more effective countering of this weapon.
“We found several companies, several technologies,” the head of state said.
At the same time, the president noted that for large-scale production and deployment of the necessary technologies, time is needed.
“We need time to achieve mass production,” Zelenskiy explained.
He emphasized that Ukraine continues to seek ways to strengthen defense against Russian air attacks. According to the president, countering new types of Shahed drones is one of the key tasks for the Ukrainian side.
As New News LLC reported, Ukraine is developing solutions to counter Russian reactive “Shahed” drones and may reach a destruction rate of 90% within about a month to a month and a half. Currently, the relevant technologies are undergoing final testing, and developers are testing different interception options for drones. According to Evgeny Pylypenko, General Chefir’s commercial director, ordinary “Shahed” drones are already being shot down by Ukrainian air defense at an effectiveness of about 99%, while reactive drones are still a more difficult target.
New News LLC also reported that Ukraine has appealed to Belgium to provide ammunition that could be used to counter Russian reactive “Shahed” drones. Kyiv is seeking additional means to counter this new type of attack drone, which has become harder to intercept. Strengthening the capabilities of Ukrainian air defense remains one of the key directions of military aid.
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