Russia arms Shahed strike drones with MANPADS
Ukrainian military have found a Russian Shahed-type one-way attack drone equipped with a man-portable air-defense system, marking the first confirmed observation of such a configuration. Serhii Beskrestnov, known by the call sign βFlash,β said the modified drone was identified on January 4. He reported that Russian forces mounted the portable surface-to-air missile system on the [β¦]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on December 26 that equipment positioned in Belarus near the Ukrainian border is helping Russian forces guide Shahed-type drones toward targets in Ukraineβs western regions. According to Zelenskyy, this equipment enables Russian drone operators to bypass Ukraineβs interception lines and direct attacks deeper into western areas of the country, including [β¦]