US EditionUkraine Carries Out First-Ever Interception of Shahed Using Naval Drone Platform, Military Says
Ukraine said its naval drone unit destroyed a Russian Shahed with an interceptor launched from a sea-based platform, a first in modern warfare.
- On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Ukraine's 412th Nemesis Brigade intercepted a Russian Shahed-type drone using an interceptor launched from an unmanned surface vessel, marking the first such operation in modern warfare.
- Russian forces have launched more than 22,400 Shahed and Gerbera-type drones against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began, deploying them in large-scale night attacks to exploit air defense gaps.
- Between April 1 and April 19, Ukrainian drone units destroyed 4,465 aerial targets, including 671 Shahed-type drones, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, Ukraine's top drone warfare commander.
- Mobile naval platforms now serve as forward launch points, extending interception zones over water and allowing threats to be engaged before reaching land, according to the 412th Nemesis Brigade.
- The 412th Nemesis Brigade operates Magura-class unmanned surface vessels while developing a "Middle Strike" capability combining FPV drones, naval platforms, and aerial interceptors, with trials demonstrating launches over the Black Sea.
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Ukrainian military achieves world’s first sea-based drone interception of Russian ‘Shahed’ UAV
Ukraine’s Defense Forces have intercepted a Russian “Shahed” drone using an interceptor UAV launched from a surface maritime platform—a world first. The unprecedented operation was carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade, part of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF). According to the USF, this marks the first-ever successful interception of an attack UAV using an interceptor drone deployed from a maritime platform. Video of the operation was publi…
The forces of unmanned systems have shot down a Russian UAV of the Shahed type with an interceptor drone from a surface platform for the first time. This was reported by the press service of the 412th Nemesis brigade. It is noted that the interception of the Russian drone was carried out by the division of unmanned surface complexes as part of the Nemesis brigade, which performs combat missions in the maritime space. “The use of surface carriers…
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