Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023.
Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air in Kyiv on May 30, 2023. Image used for illustration purposes only.
  • Ukraine claimed its first successful use of a 'FrankenSAM' air-defense system on Wednesday.
  • Oleksandr Kamyshin, a minister, said Ukraine used one to shoot down a Russian drone.
  • The hybrid systems aim to make older weapons capable of working with modern US-supplied ammo.

Ukraine shot down a Russian "suicide" drone on Wednesday, in a first for its hybrid air-defense systems known as "FrankenSAMs," an official said.