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New Russian jet-powered drones pose a major threat to Ukraine
One hit struck Ukraine’s security service headquarters, marking the first direct drone attack on a government building in Kyiv. Another narrowly missed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane as it prepared to take off from Moldova, while hundreds of other drones set warehouses ablaze and shut down Ukrainian ports.
Russia's new jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones have relentlessly pounded Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, evading air defences at a much higher rate than their propeller-driven predecessors to pose a major new threat to the nation.
This alarming technological advancement in Russia's military arsenal has sparked deep concern among Ukrainian leadership and its Western allies regarding the evolving challenges to regional air defense systems [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/7f01b434-0209-4783-b8eb-5a095ca5bd4f)
One hit struck Ukraine’s security service headquarters, marking the first direct drone attack on a government building in Kyiv. Another narrowly missed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane as it prepared to take off from Moldova, while hundreds of other drones set warehouses ablaze and shut down Ukrainian ports.
Russia's new jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones have relentlessly pounded Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, evading air defences at a much higher rate than their propeller-driven predecessors to pose a major new threat to the nation.
This alarming technological advancement in Russia's military arsenal has sparked deep concern among Ukrainian leadership and its Western allies regarding the evolving challenges to regional air defense systems [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/7f01b434-0209-4783-b8eb-5a095ca5bd4f)