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Zelensky Announces Ukraine Drone Interceptor Hit Shahed Target

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC · How we work

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Ukraine tested a new interceptor drone that hit a Russian jet-powered Shahed drone on Sept. 15.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the test after Mykhailo Drapatyi’s briefing.
Zelensky said the interceptor hit the target but its control needs refinement.
Shahed drones reach 600 km/h; Russia launched 800 of them in late August.
On Sept. 15 Russia attacked Kyiv, killing one, injuring 12 and damaging homes, a data center and two gas stations.

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Ukraine tested a new interceptor drone that hit a Russian jet-powered Shahed drone on Sept. 15.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the test after Mykhailo Drapatyi’s briefing.
Zelensky said the interceptor hit the target but its control needs refinement.
Shahed drones reach 600 km/h; Russia launched 800 of them in late August.
On Sept. 15 Russia attacked Kyiv, killing one, injuring 12 and damaging homes, a data center and two gas stations.