"Ukraine says it has started mass production of its new domestically developed interceptor drones to strengthen air defences. The first three manufacturers had begun production and 11 more were preparing to set up production lines, the defence ministry said on Friday. The drones would be based on a domestically developed technology called Octopus to intercept Shahed drones. It had been tested in combat and proved to be working at night, under jamming and at low altitudes, the ministry said."
"Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Russia's latest attack against Ukraine as deliberate, calculated and wicked after six people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of night-time strikes across Kyiv, reports Luke Harding. Air raid sirens sounded in the capital shortly after midnight on Friday and Shahed drones could soon be heard in the sky, with heavy machine-gun fire from Ukrainian air defences."
Ukraine has started mass production of domestically developed interceptor drones. Three manufacturers have begun production and 11 more are preparing production lines. The interceptors are based on a technology called Octopus to intercept Shahed drones and have been tested in combat, working at night, under jamming and at low altitudes. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set a goal to manufacture up to 1,000 interceptors per day. Russia has increased the number of drones used in single strikes. Recent strikes across Kyiv killed six people, injured dozens and damaged buildings including the Azerbaijani embassy. Some claims have not been independently verified.
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