https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/29bd608f-acec-4f30-897c-bcbc5506ba78 Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed drones have evolved into faster, more sophisticated weapons now manufactured inside Russia. At the Alabuga industrial complex, Moscow is developing new Geran variants equipped with jet engines, upgraded navigation systems and increasingly specialized warheads. Chinese components have played a significant role in that transformation, even as Russia tries to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers. For Ukraine, the result is an increasingly difficult contest between rapidly evolving Russian drones and the systems designed to intercept them. On Eastern Express, we examine how Moscow transformed the Shahed into an evolving weapons platform and why this development could make the coming winter particularly dangerous. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - Russia modifies Shahed drones 01:01 - A new phase of the drone war 02:39 - How many drones are being shot down? 03:16 - Drone production hub in Tatarstan 04:36 - How drone warfare has evolved 06:53 - What do modern drones look like? 08:46 - Interview with Andrij Dobriansky, Policy Expert at the Center for U.S.–Ukrainian Relations 19:42 - Eastern News Flash 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Ukraine #War Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:29:30 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/29bd608f-acec-4f30-897c-bcbc5506ba78 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.