🌍 Europe Aug 27, 2026 · Olena Mukhina

Russia’s new jet Shaheds run on turbojets from one Chinese company. It deleted them from its English website

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Russia’s new jet Shaheds run on turbojets from one Chinese company. It deleted them from its English website
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China is helping Russia build a faster Shahed. Russia has begun using upgraded Shahed drones with Chinese-made turbojet engines that fly at speeds close to three times those of earlier versions, the Wall Street Journal reported.



The Shahed jet is designed to beat Ukraine's air defenses. Ukrainian interceptors have downed about 90 percent of the older piston-engine drones, which cruise at roughly 180 kilomete

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