Ukraine Now Neutralizes 55% of Russia’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drones, Zelenskyy Says
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Ukrainian air defence aircraft are now capable of intercepting more than half of the Russian Gerani jets, said Zelensky, promising to significantly improve this rate soon. Russia is increasing the use of drones, mainly Heran 4 and Guran 5.
Zelenskyy stated the percentage of Geranium rockets intercepted by Ukrainian air defense
Ukrainian Defense Zelensky said that today it is capable of intercepting more than half of Russia's Geranium missiles, promising to significantly improve this figure in the near future.Russia is increasing its use of jets drones, mainly "Geranium-4"...
Ukraine is currently intercepting 55% of Russian Shakheds. During September 2026, Russia deployed more than 2,730 such drones, of which more than 1.5 thousand were shot down or suffocated. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this in an evening address on September 26. According to him, the interception rate of conventional “Shaheds” now exceeds 90%, while protection against their jet modifications is still being developed. The President noted…
Ukraine Now Neutralizes 55% of Russia’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drones, Zelenskyy Says
Ukraine is currently neutralizing about 55% of the jet-powered Shahed-type drones launched by Russia, with more than 1,500 such UAVs shot down or suppressed since the beginning of September.
In September, Russia launched more than 2730 Shakheds. Currently, the Ukrainian Defense Forces shoot down 55% of these targets.
The Ukrainian head of state made this statement in his evening address, against the backdrop of the escalation of blows exchanged between the two warring countries.
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