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.
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.
Russia has recently been increasingly attacking Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, powerful flying bombs, and jet drones.
Zelenskyy provided an interesting statistic: Ukrainian air defenses intercept about 45% of Russian "Geran" kamikaze drones
Based on their data, 2,730 of these drones were launched against Ukraine during the month of September.As a result, 1,200 (!!) of them reached their targets.This figure does not include missiles or other types of...
In September there were more than 2,730 Shaheed jets, more than 1,500 hit or crushed, said the President.
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