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Russian Geran-5 drones reach 1,000 km/h as Chinese engineers aid development

Russian Geran-5 drones can reach speeds of up to 1,000 kilometers per hour (621 mph) while maneuvering, with such speeds already recorded, and Chinese specialists are actively involved in developing Russian UAVs, Ukrainian presidential adviser on defense technology Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov told reporters on Oct. 29.

29 October, 04:32 PM

Air defense neutralizes three missiles and 112 of 140 Russian drones overnight

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with missiles of various types, as well as 140 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Parodiya decoy types overnight into Oct. 26. Air defense forces neutralized 112 drones and three missiles, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

26 October, 10:55 AM

Russia hits Kharkiv with jet-powered drone: one person killed, four more injured

A Russian jet-powered drone struck Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district on the evening of Oct. 24, killing one person and injuring four, regional military governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram.

25 October, 10:25 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 165 drones, most of them jet-powered; hits recorded at 30 locations

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 165 Shahed-type attack drones (105 of them jet-powered), S8000 Banderol/Dan-T drones, Gerbera drones, and Parodiya-type decoy drones overnight into Oct. 20 (from 6 p.m. on Oct. 19), according to the Air Force's morning report.

20 October, 01:05 PM

Russian jet drones hit hypermarket in Lutsk, wounding 9, including child

A Russian attack with jet-powered drones on the city of Lutsk in Volyn Oblast on Oct. 14 destroyed a civilian wholesale warehouse of European goods called EuroGurt, according to regional military governor Roman Romaniuk.

14 October, 03:03 PM

Russia testing jet drones against western Ukraine

Russia has been launching jet-powered drones from Crimea toward western Ukraine over the past several days, Ukrainian presidential defense technology adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on Oct. 13.

14 October, 02:52 AM

Ukraine sends Russian drone fragments to Israel for analysis — ambassador

Israel is analyzing samples of Russian strike drones captured in Ukraine, specifically new variants like the Geran, former Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky said, according to Ekonomichna Pravda.

13 October, 02:00 PM

Ukraine refines tactics against jet drones, hits 100% in tests — Defense Minister

Ukrainian air defense improved tactics against jet drones with interceptors achieving a 100% kill rate, Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara told reporters on Oct. 12.

12 October, 09:30 AM

Russian drone strikes Ivano-Frankivsk, killing three soldiers

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries following a Russian drone strike on the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk, Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported late on Oct. 11.

12 October, 08:44 AM

Russia attacks Kyiv with drones in daytime; debris falls near gas station in Darnytskyi district

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with jet-powered drones during the day on Oct. 11. In the Darnytskyi district, debris fell in an open area next to a gas station, and a car was damaged, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.

11 October, 02:23 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 160 drones, most jet-powered

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight into Oct. 10 with 160 drones, including Shahed strike drones, 110 of them jet-powered, as well as Gerbera drones, and Parodiya decoy drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

10 October, 02:58 PM

Ukraine intercepts record 82% of Russian jet drones in latest attacks — expert

Ukrainian air defenses shot down more than 82% of Russia's jet-powered drones during attacks on October 7, aviation expert and leading researcher at the State Aviation Museum Valerii Romanenko told Radio NV.

9 October, 09:12 AM

NV saw how the newest weapons already shooting down jet-powered Shaheds in Ukraine

Countering jet-powered Shaheds is the main topic on the agenda among the military and manufacturers, and among civilians suffering daily massive attacks, including on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Ukraine already has several systems that can counter this enemy weapon. NV journalist Serhiy Okuniev went to Kharkiv Oblast, where the Aquila air defense unit in the 3rd Army Corps is introducing new technologies and using the most modern NATO equipment to fight jet-propelled drones.

8 October, 06:54 PM

Russian drone strike sparks parking lot blaze, damages animal shelter in Odesa

Russian drone strike ignited a parking lot blaze and damaged an animal shelter in Odesa Oblast, State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Oct. 8.

8 October, 12:12 PM

How Ukrainian AI-guided robotic turrets down Russian jet drones with shrapnel clouds

Robotic AI turrets destroy Russian jet drones on their final approach by creating shrapnel clouds, Air Force reserve officer and defense industry expert Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi told NV on Oct. 6.

6 October, 08:36 AM

Russia deploys new Geran-4 drone with warhead built to hit bridges, power lines

Russia began using a new version of the Geran-4 jet-powered drone in attacks on Ukraine this fall, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, HUR, reported on Oct. 5, releasing details about the UAV.

5 October, 10:37 AM

Russian drone strike hits Ukrtelecom building in central Dnipro, sparks fire

Russian forces attacked a telecommunications company building in central Dnipro on the morning of Oct. 4, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported.

4 October, 06:58 PM

Russian drone strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge, damaging power lines; traffic restricted

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Kyiv's Northern Bridge on the morning of Oct. 3, damaging the road surface and the trolleybus overhead power lines. Traffic on the bridge was restricted, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said.

3 October, 12:55 PM

Ukraine to build about 400 units of new model by end of October

Ukraine is testing five types of high-speed interceptor drones, with one model expected to reach production of about 400 units by the end of October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Oct. 2.

2 October, 01:33 PM

Ukraine’s air defense barely improved over past year, officer says

Ukrainian air defenses have improved very slowly over the past year, Yurii Butusov, a UAV company commander with the National Guard, told NV Radio on Oct. 1.

1 October, 09:26 PM

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