Russia's 300 mph Jet Drones Overwhelm Kyiv's Air Defenses

Russia has scaled up jet-powered drones striking Kyiv at roughly 300 mph, shrinking Ukraine's interception window to seconds and raising the share of drones hitting targets, per August–September 2026 reporting. The propeller-driven Shaheds of earlier campaigns gave air-defense crews minutes; the new platforms give them almost none. Kyiv has been under near-constant drone assault for days.