# Putin claims Ukraine has no ‘antidote’ to Russia’s new jet-powered drones

https://mins.news/en/item/78195

- Meduza, 2026-09-29 07:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/29/putin-claims-that-ukraine-has-no-antidote-to-russia-s-new-jet-powered-drones-kyiv-has-already-shown-it-can-shoot-them-down-but-doing-it-at-scale-could-cost-billions

> Vladimir Putin says Ukraine is seeking an “air ceasefire” because it fears Russia’s new jet-powered drones, which he claims Kyiv cannot counter. The weapons are faster and harder for Ukraine’s older defenses to intercept, but cost several times more to produce. Ukraine has the technical capacity to develop defenses, although funding them is a harder problem.

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