In particular, the Telegram channel “єTrivoga” wrote about this, noting that this is already the 13th launch point of kamikaze drones.
“Military” noted that the first mention of Shakhty as a Shahed launch zone in the report of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was on the night of October 10.
In addition, during the Russian massive missile and drone attack on the night of September 28, the military for the first time recorded launches of attack UAVs from the Kacha airfield on the western coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea. Its location significantly reduces the flight time for drones to the southern regions of Ukraine. The media writes that Shahed, who flew out from this point, attacked a wine factory in the Odessa region. The flight time was then 40 minutes. The authors suggested that these could also be jet versions of Shahed.
Context
Since 2024, the Russian Federation has been shelling Ukraine with Shahed attack drones almost every day. Over the past year, the occupiers released throughout Ukraine 11.2 thousand combat drones, reported the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In June 2025 Head of the Communications Department of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Yuriy Ignat said that the Russians are modernizing the Shahed, which is becoming a problem for the Ukrainian air defense, especially during massive attacks.
