Overview
- Ukraine's Security Service (SSU) reported successful military counterintelligence work that produced a new interceptor drone and that the system has already been deployed.
- The Armed Forces are conducting frontline trials of multiple interceptor-drone designs while about ten other manufacturers test their prototypes.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky praised developers and said 67 Ukrainian firms can mass-produce systems to shoot down jet‑powered shaheds and that three to five companies have shown working demonstrators.
- Senior defence leaders briefed the president on the program and the SSU report reflects a coordinated effort between intelligence, the military and domestic industry.
- If production is scaled as planned, Ukraine could reduce the threat from repeat shahed strikes by fielding more interceptors, but continued frontline testing will determine which designs work reliably in combat.