US EditionHow Russia's Shaheds are getting more dangerous — and what Ukraine is doing about it
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On the afternoon of Saturday, May 17, Russian invaders launched attack drones over Ukraine.
How Russia's Shaheds are getting more dangerous — and what Ukraine is doing about it
Editor’s note: Due to the security protocols of the unit featured in this story, the Ukrainian soldiers are identified by first name only.Russia’s air strikes on Ukraine have become far more deadly in recent months. Part of the uptick is due to limited air defense to bring down ballistic missiles. But Russia’s preferred deep-strike weapon — the Shahed drone — has gotten some major upgrades since the start of the year, including jet engines and S…
Finland Trains Helicopter Crews to Shoot Down Drones, Following Ukraine’s Lead, Video
The Finnish Army has begun testing helicopter-based counter-drone tactics inspired by Ukraine’s experience in intercepting Shahed-type drones, according to a video released by Finland’s Land Forces. During the ongoing MalletStrike125 exercise, Finnish NH90 helicopters engaged drone targets using side-mounted M134 Miniguns. The training also included attempts to neutralize aerial threats using small arms fired by troops onboard the helicopters, t…
How Russia's Shahed drones are getting more deadly — and what Ukraine is doing about it
… on Ukraine’s already strained air defense. The Iranian-designed Shaheds that Russia … American Stingers work at higher ranges, but are in shorter supply. Russia … connected to pilots in Russia in flight. Ukraine’s mobile defense teams …
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has increased the number of unmanned platforms used for mass attacks on its territory. The vast majority of them are derived, either in design or concept, from the Iranian Shahed-131/136. Examples of this are the Geran-2 and Harpy-A1 drones. All of them are launched far from the front and enter Ukrainian airspace en masse, causing valuable anti-aircraft missiles to be used against …
This is reported by the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At 15:47 enemy drones from the south launched on Zaporizhzhya region. From there they headed to Dnepropetrovsk. As of 16:14 a group of “shaheds” in the west of Donetsk region and east of Dnipropetrovsk region flew on course to Kharkiv region. Enemy attack UAVs from Belgorod region, the Russian Federation recorded a course to the south of Sumy region.As of 16:45: UAV group on the …
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