{"id":1276868,"date":"2025-08-06T19:36:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/almost-a-cruise-missile-how-dangerous-are-jet-shaheeds\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:36:24","slug":"almost-a-cruise-missile-how-dangerous-are-jet-shaheeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/almost-a-cruise-missile-how-dangerous-are-jet-shaheeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost a cruise missile: how dangerous are jet \u201cshaheeds\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Shahed jets can be considered cruise missiles, but they are not a particularly difficult target for air defense forces, although their speed poses some challenges. At the same time, Russia has faced limited strategic aviation resources after successful special operations on its territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Aviation expert Konstantin Kryvolap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxAWBZ0R2yU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> this on the air of &#8220;Pryamoy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;A jet drone is a drone that flies at a speed of about 500 kilometers per hour. This can already be considered a cruise missile. We shoot down cruise missiles &#8211; whether they are &#8220;Calibra&#8221;, or Kh-101, or even air-based ones, such as Kh-59, Kh-69. These missiles are usually shot down either by anti-aircraft missile systems, or by fighters equipped with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, or by Soviet ones on the MiG-29,&#8221; Kryvolap noted.<\/p>\n<p> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxAWBZ0R2yU<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/reactive-shaheeds-how-to-effectively-counter-a-new-threat\/\">Reactive \u201cshaheeds\u201d: how to effectively counter a new threat<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> According to him, jet &#8220;Shaheeds&#8221; are not a particularly difficult target, but against the background of other drones that move at a speed of 130-150 kilometers per hour, certain problems may arise.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;But it&#8217;s not catastrophic. People called and asked: where to hide from these Shahed jets. I say: where you always hide, do the same. There is nothing extraordinary in this. It complicates the work of our air defense, causes additional stress, but it is not something incredible,&#8221; the aviation expert added.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, he reported that the Russians do not have many strategic aviation aircraft left after successful special operations on the territory of the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;They have few planes left, and they take great care of them. They have two modified Tu-160s, about ten more that can fly, old Tu-160s. They have two planes left that have been undergoing modernization at the Goryunov plant in Kazan for four years, and another number of 23-25 Tu-22M3s. This is all that is available from the point of view of strategic aviation. They understand that these planes cannot be safe, so they constantly fly from Olenya to Engels, equip themselves with missiles, then fly to the Far East. This requires significant effort and seriously affects the life of the planes, especially the Tu-95,&#8221; explains aviation expert Konstantin Kryvolap.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/reusable-and-reactive-ukraine-introduces-new-interceptor-to-combat-shaheeds\/\">Reusable and reactive: Ukraine introduces new interceptor to combat \u201cShaheeds\u201d<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> Recently, Ukrainians began to hear <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zvuk-nochi-zminyvsia-rosiia-pochala-zastosovuvaty-reaktyvni-shakhedy-dlia-obstriliv-ukrainy\/\">a new eerie sound in the night sky<\/a> &#8211; it is a jet version of the Shahed kamikaze drones, which Russia has begun to use in recent days. This was the enemy&#8217;s response to the successes of Ukrainian anti-aircraft drones. So far, the attacks are not massive, but the emergence of a new type of drone could change the nature of threats from the air in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p> Earlier it became known that Russian drones \u201cShaheeds\u201d began to perform complex maneuvers in flight to <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/boyove-udoskonalennia-shakhedy-navchylysia-protydiiaty-ukrainskym-dronam-perekhopliuvacham\/\">avoid being hit by Ukrainian interceptor drones<\/a> . In addition, Russian troops may soon begin using <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/royovyy-rezhym-i-zhyve-keruvannia-iak-okupanty-onovliuiut-shahed-136\/\">updated \u201cShaheeds\u201d, which are capable of real-time control<\/a> . Instead of a pre-set flight route, there is manual control and coordination between several devices in the air.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, military intelligence warns that<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiia-hotuie-zymovyy-teror-u-zsu-poperedyly-pro-novu-nebezpeku-shakhediv\/\">Russia will prepare massive strikes on Ukraine&#8217;s energy and critical infrastructure this winter<\/a> , trying to leave cities without heat and water. At the same time, the enemy is modernizing its Shahed kamikaze drones, increasing their power and range.<\/p>\n<p> Russia is also actively <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiia-hotuie-donetskyy-aeroport-dlia-masovanykh-dronovykh-atak-po-ukraini-shcho-vidomo\/\">upgrading the infrastructure of the occupied Donetsk airport<\/a> to launch strike drones into Ukrainian cities. Placing launch sites closer to the front line will reduce the response time of Ukrainian air defenses and increase the threat to both Ukraine and NATO countries.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shahed jets can be considered cruise missiles, but they are not a particularly difficult target for air defense forces, although their speed poses some challenges. At the same time, Russia has faced limited strategic aviation resources after successful special operations on its territory. Aviation expert Konstantin Kryvolap reported this on the air of &#8220;Pryamoy&#8221;. 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