Palis explained how Ukraine shoots down Russian jet-powered UAVs

Russia has significantly increased its use of jet-powered drones, and their numbers may continue to rise. At the same time, Ukraine is adapting its air defense system to this new threat and seeking ways to improve the effectiveness of its interceptor drones.

According to Palisa, Russian forces are actively increasing their use of jet-powered UAVs because they consider them an effective means of attack.

“The Russians have significantly increased their use of jet-powered UAVs in particular. And their numbers will continue to grow because the Russians recognize their effectiveness. Offensive capabilities always outpace defensive ones. We will certainly have to adapt. This will take time,” Palisa noted.

He emphasized that Ukraine needs to improve its capabilities to counter this new type of Russian drone, as the characteristics of jet-powered UAVs pose additional challenges for air defense systems.

Separately, Palisa discussed the use of interceptor drones, which have the potential to destroy enemy jet-powered UAVs.

According to him, the interceptor drones currently in Ukraine’s arsenal are not yet demonstrating the expected effectiveness.

“The interceptor drones we currently have, which in theory could intercept jet-powered drones, have not yet demonstrated the expected effectiveness. But we understand this problem and are looking for ways to solve it,” said the representative of the Office of the President.

At the same time, Ukraine already possesses air defense systems that demonstrate high effectiveness against jet-powered drones.

According to Palisa, these include portable surface-to-air missile systems, other fixed air defense systems, and aircraft.

Thus, jet-powered UAVs are becoming a new challenge for Ukraine, and the development of effective means to intercept them remains one of the key areas for strengthening air defense.

Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of the Office of the President, made this statement during a conversation with journalists.

Ukraine is gradually expanding its capabilities to launch long-range strikes against strategic targets in Russia and the infrastructure that supports its economy. This could shift the war into a new phase, according to Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President.

Russia has not ruled out the theoretical possibility of an offensive from the Bryansk region toward the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions. At the same time, no Russian troops have been detected in the Bryansk region along this axis at present, although Ukrainian military personnel have spotted Russian military equipment along the border.

Ukrainian defense forces have almost completely liberated the Dnipropetrovsk region from Russian troops. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, approximately 10 square kilometers remain under Russian control—three small villages where, as the president asserts, there are virtually no Russian troops left.