{
  "id": 19822689,
  "title": "Silent final approach may let Russian jet drones slip past some of Ukraine’s acoustic sensors, ISW says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/silent-final-approach-may-let-russian-jet-drones-slip-past-some-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:27:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/13/silent-final-approach-may-let-russian-jet-drones-slip-past-some-of-ukraines-acoustic-sensors-isw-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces are employing a tactic to allow their Shahed-type attack drones to fly the final stages of their route silently, potentially evading some of Ukraine's acoustic sensors, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Serhii \"Flash\" Beskrestnov, a defense technologies adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reported on this technique on November 12. Despite Russia's continued strikes on Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles, the effectiveness of countering these drones was noted to decrease from 89% for conventional Shaheds to 66% for their jet-powered counterparts in October. Though no extra motor is used, the existing jet engine enables the drone to fly silently once the engine is switched off, increasing warning time for Ukrainian crews is crucial. ISW suggests that Russia's recent attempts to approach targets at low altitudes to stay undetected by radars should be accounted for by Ukrainian mobile fire groups and other units to mitigate this threat.",
  "summary": "An additional electric motor rumored in Ukrainian military Signal chats doesn’t exist, Zelenskyy’s defense tech adviser says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian strike sparks fire at Kyiv hospital, 1 injured, 7 rescued, 30 evacuated – SES",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/russian-strike-sparks-fire-at-kyiv-hospital-1-injured-7-rescued-30",
        "published": "2026-11-13T07:01:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Targeted Russian FPV drone strike kills two men standing near motorcycle in Sumy Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/targeted-russian-fpv-drone-strike-kills-two-men-standing-near",
        "published": "2026-11-13T07:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "At least three killed and more than 20 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/at-least-three-killed-and-more-than-20-injured-in-russian-strikes-on",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:01:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine, injure several others, including children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/russian-strikes-kill-three-in-ukraine-injure-several-others-including",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:22:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Bombings in Russia kill a military officer and injure an adviser to Ukraine’s former prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/bombings-in-russia-kill-a-military-officer-and-injure-an-adviser-to",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}