Ukraine will soon be able to use at least 1000 interceptor drones per day – Shmyhal

Ukraine will soon be able to use at least 1,000 interceptor drones per day to defend against Russian attacks, defense minister Denys Shmyhal says. He spoke about this during a joint press conference with his Polish colleague Vladyslav Kosinyak-Kamysh, reports Suspilne.

The official noted that Russia already uses 800 drones per night, and thus Ukraine needs to have at least 1,000 interceptors per day.

"This level will be reached. I cannot say what the level is today, but it will be realized in the near future," Shmyhal said.

According to him, the production of drones is not the problem; instead, the difficulty lies in the availability of ground control systems, radars, and other elements that use artificial intelligence for guidance.

"This is a large complex, and its implementation takes some time. But we are confidently moving towards this goal according to the schedule," the official concluded.

• In June, Armed Forces chief Syrskyi said that the main problem for the effective use of interceptor drones was the extremely small number of radars in the Air Force's inventory: "We have only a few, but we need hundreds".
• In September, president Zelenskyy said that to counter 800 Russian "shaheds" 1600 interceptors are required.