Zelenskyy unveils new interceptor drone for jet-powered Shahed drones – video

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the military counterintelligence unit at the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has developed a new interceptor drone to combat jet-powered Shahed-type drones and has already used it successfully.

Source: Zelenskyy, following a report from the SSU's acting head Oleksandr Poklad, on X (Twitter)

Details: Zelenskyy released a video showing the new interceptor in action.

He said the drone was created by the SSU's military counterintelligence.

Quote: "There is a good result from the Security Service's military counterintelligence in defending against jet-powered Shaheds. A new interceptor drone has been developed and has already been successfully deployed."

More details: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine is working to scale up the necessary weaponry.

Background: Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, Zelenskyy's adviser on defence technology development, has accused former commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi and the leadership of the electronic warfare directorate of failing to carry out systematic work over the course of a year to counter Russian drones using MESH communication.

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