Deadly Upgrades: How Russia’s Shahed Drones Are Devastating Ukraine
- By Valeriya Yegoshyna and
- Schemes
Russian forces have retooled Iranian kamikaze Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to air defenses. In recent weeks, Moscow has ramped up air strikes on Ukraine, including massive drone attacks on Kyiv. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service investigates how Moscow has developed increasingly destructive aerial tactics.