Ukraine's answer to Russia's new jet-powered drones takes a Shahed-like form

An unnamed delta-wing interceptor drone prepares for launch via catapult.

Screenshot via X/Security Service of Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office Ukraine's new interceptor drone for fighting Russia's latest Gerans almost looks like a Shahed.

It comes as Kyiv has been calling for new drones to take down newer, turbojet Gerans that fly faster.

Ukraine said this drone intercepted a Geran-5, which flies at speeds of up to 373 mph.

Ukraine has revealed a new interceptor built to take down Russia's latest jet-powered drones, and it features a design that loosely resembles the Shaheds that Moscow uses extensively in the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted footage of the interceptor on Saturday, saying it was "successfully deployed" in an operation by the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU.

Video shows a delta-wing drone being launched from a rail catapult and whizzing over open fields.

The uncrewed vehicle appears to have an exhaust outlet on its chassis, indicating it uses a turbojet engine to reach higher speeds.

The delta-wing form and turbojet are a departure from the bullet-shaped quadcopters that have dominated Ukrainian interceptor designs — a sign of how Kyiv is looking to solutions further afield to deal with newer Russian drones.

Thermal footage apparently captured by its camera shows the interceptor approaching a winged drone with a heat signature on its tail, indicating that the target is also propelled by a turbojet.

Report from SSU Head Oleksandr Poklad.

There is a good result from the Security Service’s military counterintelligence in defending against jet-powered “shaheds.” A new interceptor drone has been developed and has already been successfully deployed.

Step by step, we are moving… pic.twitter.com/cIFp7mThwf — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 19, 2026 The SBU identified the drone as a Geran-5, one of Russia's most advanced attack drones that Ukrainian intelligence said can fly at speeds of up to 373 mph with a 200-pound explosive warhead.

On Sunday, it posted a clip of a separate takedown, saying it had successfully used the interceptor to destroy a second Geran-5.