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Only Belarus Shoots Down Drones
Russians rarely use missiles, but almost
every night they send dozens of Shahed drones
into Ukraine. Since the beginning of the year,
they have used more than 6,000. Although
Ukrainians manage to shoot down most of
them, it exhausts their defenses. Recently,
however, the number of drones neutralized
by electronic warfare has increased. These
drones either crash or deviate from their
course due to jamming.
As a result, the number of Russian drones
ending up in other countries—mainly Romania
and Poland—has also grown. One even
flew as far as Latvia on Sunday, September
8. However, NATO countries have not engaged
them. For example, Romania sent two fighter
jets to escort two Shahed drones, one of which
crashed in Romania while the other returned
to Ukrainian territory and hit a port on the
Danube. Ironically, the only one intercepting
Russian drones on its territory is Belarus,
Russia’s ally. It scrambled fighter jets to shoot
down several lost drones.
Even the old Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka proves effective in countering Shahed drones.
Black Shahed drone shot down. Ukrainian air defense with a captured trophy.
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