"There were serious consequences": Russia has released 9 new types of "Shahmed" in Nikolaev

To spread: according to the head of the Nikolaev ova, in total, 9 drones were used - some managed to knock down, but there were also serious consequences. For the first time, the armed forces of the Russian Federation attacked Nikolaev with a modernized unmanned shahd, equipped with 12-channel antennas. The head of the Nikolaev regional military administration Vitaliy Kim on February 17 was announced on the air of the LIVE channel. "These were the lesions.

We see that Mykolaiv was first attacked with 12-channel antennas. There were eight. That is, in the Russian Federation they appeared since 2025 and, in my opinion, the Russians themselves can produce them," he said. Vitaliy Kim explained that this is not a new type of "Shahmed", this is a new type of communication. Shahaned standard is four antennas. Earlier, 8-channel drones began to be used in the Russian army to be more difficult to knock it down.

He added that on February 16, 12-channel Shahaned was used for the first time, and in total 9 pieces were used. Some of them managed to knock down, but there were some serious consequences. Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the institutions are looking for effective ways to counteract such drones. According to the head of the Nikolaev ova, the attack on the city led to temporary problems with heating for 100 thousand people, but it was completely restored.