# Is Europe prepared for a drone war with Russia?

https://mins.news/en/video/80549

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-30 15:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkpuSRuHwj4

> As Russia deploys growing numbers of jet-powered Shahed drones against Ukraine, European defense firms are racing to build systems capable of intercepting them at scale. Kyiv Independent interviewer Jimmy Rushton speaks with former German army officer and Quantum Systems CEO Sven Kruk about Ukraine’s changing air-defense needs and what Europe is learning from the war.

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