Event Brief
Russia uses jet-powered drones in blitz over Kyiv
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 9:12 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 29, 2026 at 12:11 PM ET
Summary: Russia’s onslaught has included new jet-powered drones that fly too fast and too high for Ukraine’s ground-based air defences to shoot them down. The attacks keep Kyiv under heightened pressure as the drones evade existing defenses.
WHO: Russia
WHAT: Jet-powered drones used in attacks that Ukraine’s ground-based air defences cannot shoot down
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026 at 11:25 AM ET
WHERE: Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY: The drones’ speed and altitude make them too difficult for Ukraine’s ground-based air defences to intercept.
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