Russia's Shahed drones go evasive, Ukraine spots possible upgrade
Photo: Shahed drones started maneuvering to evade interceptors (Getty Images)
Russian Shahed drones have begun maneuvering when Ukrainian interceptor drones approach. The first indications of a possible technical solution that allows them to evade have already appeared online, according to an adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister, Serhii Beskrestnov (Flash).
“We are seeing Shahed drones start making maneuvers when our interceptor drones approach,” he said.
The electronic warfare and communications specialist published a photo of a device that may explain this shift in tactics.
“It is possible that the system operates based on this camera,” Beskrestnov added.
Details of how this mechanism works are still being clarified, but it involves a potential upgrade to Russian drones that could make them harder for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept.
Photo: A device that may help Russian Shahed drones maneuver (t.me/serhii_flash)
Photo: A device that may help Russian Shahed drones maneuver (t.me/serhii_flash)
Photo: A device that may help Russian Shahed drones maneuver (t.me/serhii_flash)
Attack on Ukraine
On the night of April 30, Russia carried out another air attack on Ukraine, using more than 200 strike drones and a ballistic missile.
Air defense forces destroyed 172 drones, but 32 strike UAVs hit targets at 22 locations.
The main strike that night targeted Odesa. The city was attacked in two waves, causing fires in several districts, damaging residential buildings, destroying buses and cars, and leaving many civilians injured, including seriously wounded.
Later in the day, Russian forces continued strikes on Ukraine, attacking the outskirts of Dnipro with drones. The attack caused a fire; one person was killed, and another was injured.
