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Deadly Upgrades: How Russia’s Shahed Drones Are Devastating Ukraine
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KOSTIANTYNIVKA. Cars are driving at 120 on city streets to escape Russian drones, explosions are heard constantly. Residents are only allowed to go outside between 11 am and 3 pm. The city of Kostiantynivka is threatened from three sides by Putin's forces. But in the midst of the horror, DN finds a pocket of resistance with pike perch, roses and cappuccino.
Every day targets in Ukraine are attacked by Russian fighting drones mostly at night. The capital Kiev and other areas have to fight drone attacks on Thursday already in the evening.
Deadly Upgrades: How Russia’s Shahed Drones Are Devastating Ukraine
Russian forces have retooled Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to air defenses. In recent weeks, Moscow has ramped up air strikes on Ukraine, including massive drone attacks on Kyiv. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service investigates how Moscow has developed increasingly destructive aerial tactics.
Russian Shaheds have entered a new phase in their war against Ukraine.
Made based on Iranian blueprints and modified in Russia, Shahed strike drones have become the primary weapon of Russian terror being used against Ukrainian civilians. Since the start of 2025, Russia has conducted over 1,000 drone attacks each week. On June 8 alone, the aggressor state launched 479 drones. These attacks are often combined with missile strikes, overwhelming Ukrainian air defenses. Ukrainian intelligence reports that Russia mass-pr…
The Russian Federation attacked the capital of Ukraine using the Shahed drones.
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