https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/significantly-less-than-needed-zelenskyy-reveals-ukraine-s-57-interception-rate-for-jet-dronesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/significantly-less-than-needed-zelenskyy-reveals-ukraine-s-57-interception-rate-for-jet-droneshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/significantly-less-than-needed-zelenskyy-reveals-ukraine-s-57-interception-rate-for-jet-drones#u92446Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:31:58 +0000Ukrainian air defenses currently intercept 57% of incoming jet-powered drones, a rate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes as significantly less than what the country needs. Ukrainian forces have shot down or suppressed over 1,500 jet-powered Shahed drones since September. During a single attack on Monday, September 28, Russia deployed more than 120 drones, with the majority powered by jets. Ukrainian air defenses successfully neutralized 70% of the total drones launched in that specific barrage. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine lacks an antidote to the new jet-pow