Ukraine is developing a drone capable of intercepting Russia’s Iranian-designed kamikaze drones, The Telegraph can disclose.

The new weapon will be deployed to chase down and intercept Shahed-136s instead of conventional air-defence munitions to protect Ukrainian cities against Russian barrages.

This is the first time a photograph and details of the classified “Sting” first-person view (FPV) Shahed-hunter have been made public.

Its developers, the Wild Hornets group, say their latest innovation will be able to fly faster than 100mph and at altitudes nearing 10,000ft.

The Sting is a classic quad-copter design with a large dome protruding upwards from its centre, where the warhead and camera is fitted.