Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says new anti-drone weapon being tested

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Ukraine was carrying out tests on a new weapon to intercept drones and had recorded a successful hit overnight.

“Another development is undergoing testing. It’s a Ukrainian development and it scored a hit, the ‘shahed’ was destroyed,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address, referring to the Iranian-designed drones that Ukraine’s military has faced.

“But some technical things still need to be refined. We need a bit more time. The work of other developers is continuing.”

Ukraine’s military said on Facebook that its forces had downed 187 airborne targets overnight.

In his remarks, Zelenskyy said 93% of all Russian drones had been intercepted overnight.

“That is significant. But, of course, more is needed,” he said.

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has rapidly developed anti-drone technology and now offers its expertise to other countries, including some in the Middle East that have faced Iranian strikes.

It has focused on developing interceptors as an efficient and cheaper means of intercepting drones.

Ukrainian forces have had more difficulty downing Russian ballistic missiles and have asked Western allies to step up supplies of interceptors. Kyiv is also pressing for the rapid development of a European-designed air defence system, known as Freyja.

乌克兰总统泽连斯基周二表示，乌克兰正在测试一种用于拦截无人机的新型武器，并在夜间成功击中目标。

泽连斯基在晚间视频讲话中说：“另一项研发成果正在测试中。这是乌克兰自主研发的，而且取得了成功，‘沙赫德’无人机被摧毁了。”他指的是乌克兰军队一直面对的伊朗设计的无人机。

“但有些技术细节仍需完善。我们需要更多时间。其他开发人员的工作仍在继续。”

乌克兰军方在脸书上表示，其部队一夜之间击落了187个空中目标。

泽连斯基在讲话中表示，一夜之间，93%的俄罗斯无人机已被拦截。

“这固然意义重大，但当然，还需要更多努力，”他说道。

自俄罗斯于 2022 年 2 月发动全面入侵以来，乌克兰迅速发展了反无人机技术，现在正向其他国家提供其专业知识，包括一些遭受伊朗袭击的中东国家。

该公司一直致力于研发拦截器，将其作为一种更高效、更经济的无人机拦截手段。

乌克兰军队在拦截俄罗斯弹道导弹方面遇到了更多困难，并已请求西方盟国增加拦截导弹的供应。基辅方面也在敦促加快研发欧洲设计的名为“弗雷娅”（Freyja）的防空系统。