Ukraine intercepts Shahed with sea-based interceptor drone
TL;DR
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces conducted the first-ever interception of a Russian Shahed-type drone using an interceptor drone launched from a sea-based unmanned platform, carried out by the 412th Nemesis Brigade in the maritime zone. The move marks greater naval–air drone integration as Kyiv counters Moscow's drone campaigns, with Ukraine reporting thousands of aerial targets destroyed in early April, including Shahed-type drones.
- Ukraine carries out first-ever interception of Shahed using naval drone platform, military says The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine’s drone pilots hit Russian targets from 500km away Financial Times
- Russia launches 142 drones, including jet-powered UAVs: Ukrainian air defence downs 113, some strikes recorde Українська правда
- USF Operators shoot down Shahed drone from surface platform for first time Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- Ukrainian Naval Drone Carrier Intercepts Shahed UAV Using Air-to-Air Drone System Мілітарний
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