Gerbera
Saturates air defence; newer variants also usable as strike/ISR platform or with a warhead
Originally a cheap, unarmed variant that resembles a real attack drone in signature, meant to make expensive interceptors expend themselves before the actual attack wave arrives. Since mid-2026, Militarnyi reports a standardised 'Gerbera Seeker' variant with INS, a 12-element jam-proof Kometa-M CRPA antenna, an optical camera and mesh-modem signal relay — no longer purely a decoy. NOTE: sourced from a Ukrainian volunteer (via Militarnyi), not yet independently hard-confirmed, though partly corroborated by GUR characterisation. Separately, Polish military prosecutors confirmed on 16 Sep. 2026 that a recovered Gerbera-2 carried an operational warhead — the first forensically established evidence that, alongside decoy and sensor variants, armed Gerbera-2s are actually being used.
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- Drone (L × span)
- 2.0 × 2.5 m
- Max. take-off weight
- 30–40 kg per WEG — other reports lighter; uncertain. Probably outdated for the October 2026 incendiary variant: with a 63 l tank and a 10 kg warhead the weight is likely higher (no figure in the source)
- Dimension source
- US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
Characteristics
- Classic variant
- No armament — pure decoy/saturation
- Signature
- Resembles a Shahed/Geran to sensors
- Gerbera Seeker (2026, unverified)
- INS + Kometa-M CRPA + camera + mesh-modem relay; autonomous terminal-phase target tracking after loss of operator link
- Mesh modem identified (Oct 2026)
- The Insider and Nordsint traced the unmarked mesh modem from an upgraded Gerbera (with a vertical tail fin, summer 2026) to the XK F-359 made by Shenzhen Xingkai Technology (previously labelled XK-F358). Line-of-sight links of 100–300 km, so a few relay drones can keep a whole strike group connected; also found in Banderol drone-missiles. Undercover, Xingkai invoiced 500 units for delivery to Alabuga (19.5 m yuan) — source: The Insider / Euromaidan Press, RU Mil Tracker e-20261024-08; not independently confirmed
- Armed variant (confirmed, Sep. 2026)
- Polish military prosecutors found an operational ~4 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead with fuze on a recovered Gerbera-2 (Rusinowo, Polish Baltic coast, found 14 Sep. 2026) — forensically confirmed, separate from the Seeker variant — source: RU Mil Tracker e-20260919-12
- Incendiary variant (claim, Oct. 2026)
- Gerbera-2 with a 10 kg high-explosive fragmentation-incendiary warhead plus an extra load of incendiary mixture in a separate soft plastic tank behind the main charge — probably to start fires in infrastructure and warehouses on impact. Depending on range, the Gerbera carries 4–10 kg according to the source. It also has a heavier ~275 cc piston engine (Izhevsk) instead of the DLE60 (~61 cc), a 63 l fuel tank instead of 10 l and a 12-element Kometa-M12 anti-jam antenna — source: Euromaidan Press/Militarnyi (18 Oct 2026), RU Mil Tracker e-20261019-06; based on Ukrainian photos, not independently confirmed
Relevance
- Effect (classic variant)
- Every intercept of a decoy is a missed chance at the real threat
- Cost logic
- Extremely cheap compared to the interceptor that downs it
- Reported Seeker-variant use
- Per Ukrainian GUR, used against gas stations, trucks, buses and cars — source: RU Mil Tracker e-20260728-03
- Incidents outside Ukraine (24 Sep 2026)
- During a Russian attack, a drone that police provisionally identified as a Gerbera crashed near Cernița (Moldova) — the first found in Moldova; a camera-equipped Gerbera crashed near Solca (Romania) after F-16s were scrambled. Romania did not confirm its origin; the Gerbera identification comes from ISW-based reporting. Source: Euromaidan Press/ISW, RU Mil Tracker e-20260926-06
News archive 47
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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«Три ракети та 112 дронів знищили сили ППО під час нічної атаки» (ArmyInform: 'Air defence destroys three missiles and 112 drones during overnight attack')
ArmyInform, citing the Ukrainian Air Force, reports that during the night of 26 October (from 18:00 on 25 October) Russia attacked with missiles and strike drones. According to the Air Force, Russia launched one Kh-31P anti-radiation missile and three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, plus 140 Sha…
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«Сили оборони перехопили за ніч 119 ворожих БПЛА, 64 з яких — реактивні» (ArmyInform: 'Defence Forces intercepted 119 enemy UAVs overnight, 64 of them jet-powered')
On the night of 24–25 October Russia attacked Ukraine with 153 Shahed-type strike drones, 92 of them jet-powered, together with S8000 "Banderol/Dan-T", Gerbera and "Parodiya" decoy drones, ArmyInform reports, citing the Ukrainian Air Force. As of 08:00, air defence had shot down or suppressed 119 Shahed-type, Gerbera and other drones, 64 of them jet-powered…
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«Уночі підрозділи ППО знешкодили 50 реактивних дронів» (ArmyInform: 'Air defence units neutralised 50 jet-powered drones overnight')
On the night of 23–24 October Russia launched 126 strike drones at Ukraine – Shahed-type, S8000 "Banderol/Dan-T", Gerbera and "Parodiya" decoy drones – ArmyInform reports, citing the Ukrainian Air Force. As of 08:00, air defence had shot down or suppressed 101 drones, including 50 jet-powered Shahed-type drones, plus S8000, Gerbera and other types. Hits wer…
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Russia's 24–25 October strike pattern: 153 drones, 92 jet-powered Shaheds, Banderol cruise missiles and drone strikes on cities and a Kherson bus
On the night of 24–25 October Russia launched 153 long-range strike assets at Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda and the Kyiv Independent. The mix included Shahed-type attack drones, Gerbera and decoy drones, and S8000 Banderol low-cost cruise missiles, which Ukrainska Pravda describes as both drone- and air-launch…
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Night of 22–23 October: nearly half of 140 downed Russian drones were jet-powered Shaheds, Ukraine's Air Force says; Sumy university hit
Russia launched 176 drones against Ukraine on the night of 22–23 October, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. As of 08:00, Ukrainian air defence had destroyed or jammed 140 of them, described as Shahed, Gerbera and other types. Notably, the Air Force stated that 68 of the 140 neutralised drones were jet-powered Shaheds – close…
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War on the Rocks: deception against automated sensing and decision chains, drawing on Russo-Ukrainian combat lessons
In an analysis for War on the Rocks, Édouard R. Maurin (call sign FIDES) argues that concealment alone no longer protects manoeuvre on a battlefield made transparent by sensors and drones. Maurin is a French veteran who served in 2024–2025 with an international volunteer section attached to a Ukrainian special-purpose battalion near Pokrovsk. He also runs F…
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«Сили оборони перехопили за ніч 140 ворожих БПЛА, 68 з яких — реактивні» (ArmyInform: 'Defence Forces intercepted 140 enemy UAVs overnight, 68 of them jet-powered')
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, relayed by ArmyInform on Friday 23 October, Russia launched 176 attack drones at Ukraine overnight: Shahed-type drones (92 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and 'Parodiya'-type decoy drones. Launch directions given were Bryansk, Shatalovo, Oryol, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, and occupied Donetsk and Hvardi…
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Ukraine's HUR unveils Filin, a new low-cost Russian ground-launched cruise missile with up to 1,200 km range, built with 35 US and 22 Chinese components and a Russian R500 turbojet
On 22 October 2026 Ukraine's military intelligence agency HUR published an interactive 3D model, an assembly breakdown and an electronic-component database of a new Russian cruise missile, the Filin ("eagle owl"), on its War&Sanctions portal. According to HUR, Russia began firing the missile at Ukraine in late summer 2026. It is developed by AO NPO Molniya,…
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HUR: Russia keeps missile stocks steady at up to 700 ballistic and several thousand cruise missiles, produces 200+ missiles a month, and has ordered over 100,000 Geran-type drones and decoys for 2026
According to figures Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) gave the Ukrainian outlet NV, published on 20 October 2026 and reported by Euromaidan Press, Russia holds up to 700 ballistic missiles and several thousand cruise missiles in reserve, roughly the same level HUR reported in July despite the autumn mass strikes. Russia can produce more than 200 missil…
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Russia hits Kyiv with Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon and Oniks missiles and 210 drones, including cluster-armed Iskanders in the historic centre, hours after the Putin–Witkoff meeting; at least 9 killed across Ukraine
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine from 18:00 on 21 October 2026 into the morning of 22 October, with Kyiv as the main target. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia fired Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S-400 missiles, Zircon and Oniks missiles from Kursk, Bryansk and Rostov oblasts, together with 210 drones: Shahed (110 of the…
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Russian drone and missile attack on the night of 20-21 October and daytime strikes on 21 October kill at least five: Kyiv high-rise, Korotych (Kharkiv Oblast), a double-tap strike in Chernihiv, universities in Kremenchuk and Uman, children injured in Chortkiv
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 20-21 October, starting at 18:00 on 20 October, with Iskander-K cruise missiles launched from airspace over Rostov Oblast and 186 attack drones, 88 of them jet-powered Shaheds, plus S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and Parodiya-type decoys, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Mezha. The drones were launched from…
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«Сили оборони перехопили вночі 115 ворожих БПЛА, 73 з яких — реактивні» (ArmyInform: 'Defence Forces intercepted 115 enemy UAVs overnight, 73 of them jet-powered')
Citing Ukraine's Air Force, ArmyInform reports that Russia launched 165 attack drones on the night of 19–20 October, 105 of them jet-powered Shahed-type drones. The rest of the package was made up of S8000 Banderol/Dan-T, Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones. By 08:00 (preliminary figures), Ukraine had downed or suppressed 115 drones, including 73 jet-powered…
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«Ні, ні, ні, зараз це мій!»: як екіпаж «Фауста» дронами-перехоплювачами збив уже 17 російських БПЛА (ArmyInform: 'No, no, no, this one is mine now! How the Faust crew has downed 17 Russian UAVs with interceptor drones')
Citing Ukraine's Air Command 'Centre', ArmyInform profiles an interceptor-drone operator with the call sign 'Faust'. It says his crew has destroyed 17 Russian UAVs, among them a Gerbera decoy/attack drone and an Orlan reconnaissance drone. Faust was mobilised in August 2025 after working as a project manager, and he began combat duty after training. His cre…
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Starshield speed cap pushes Wild Hornets to rethink air-launched Sting interceptors and look at Eutelsat; Georgian Legion reports wider Starlink dropouts
Wild Hornets, the Ukrainian maker of the Sting interceptor drones used against Russian Shaheds, is reconsidering how far its future projects should rely on SpaceX's Starlink/Starshield after the speed cap imposed on Ukrainian terminals in mid-October (see e-20261016-08). Spokesman Mike Orliuk told The War Zone on 20 October that current Sting operations are…
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Russia launches 165 drones overnight, 105 of them jet-powered; strikes hit Izium and a Lviv Oblast energy facility
According to Ukraine's Air Force, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda, Russia attacked Ukraine with 165 drones on the night of 19–20 October, starting at 18:00 on 19 October. No fewer than 105 of them were jet-powered. The package consisted of Shahed and Gerbera attack drones, S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T drone- and air-launched cruise missiles, and Parodiya decoys, l…
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Russia's Gerbera-2 decoy drone now carries a 10-kg warhead plus an incendiary bag
Russia has begun fitting its Gerbera-2 strike and reconnaissance drones with a 10-kg high-explosive fragmentation-incendiary warhead plus an additional package of incendiary mixture, carried in a separate soft plastic tank behind the main warhead, Euromaidan Press reports citing Militarnyi (18 October). The set-up appears intended to start fires at the poin…
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Russia strikes Ukraine overnight 16–17 October with Iskander-M/KN-23, Kh-22/32, Kalibr and 332 drones; no ballistic or Kh-22/32 missiles reported intercepted
On the night of 16–17 October Russia carried out a combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Air Force as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. It used Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, four sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles and 332 Shahed (31 jet-powered) and Gerbera attack drones, plus S-8000 Banderol dron…
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Russian drone and Banderol waves of 15–16 October push west to Rivne and Volyn on NATO border; jet-powered Gerans dominate night strike
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia launched 149 strike drones on the night of 15–16 October, 108 of them jet-powered Shahed types, alongside Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoys, from Oryol, occupied Donetsk Oblast and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea. Air defence shot down or jammed 114 (77 of the jet-powered ones). Twenty-seven aerial assets struck 24 lo…
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The Insider investigation: China's Shenzhen Xingkai Technology supplies mesh modems for Russian Geran and Gerbera drones
Militarnyi, citing an investigation by The Insider, reports that the Chinese firm Shenzhen Xingkai Technology supplies mesh modems used in Russian Geran and Gerbera long-range drones. According to the journalists, the equipment reached Russia via the companies Atlant-Engineering and LT Global Forwarding and was declared at customs as antennas and remote-con…
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Russia follows its ballistic strike with a 580-drone wave heavy on jet-powered Gerans, hitting Kirovohrad Oblast hardest and severing a unique Dnipro power-line tower in Kyiv
From 18:00 on 14 October to 08:00 on 15 October, Russia launched two Kh-59 air-launched missiles (fired from over the Black Sea) and 580 drones of various types, including Shaheds and Gerbera decoys, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The drones were launched from Oryol, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Bryansk, Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and from occupied…
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Undercover investigation: Chinese firm Xingkai invoiced 500 drone mesh modems for Russia's Alabuga drone plant
An investigation by The Insider and the Nordsint project, reported by Euromaidan Press, traced an unmarked mesh modem recovered from an upgraded Russian Gerbera drone (the variant with a vertical tail fin that appeared in summer 2026) to Shenzhen Xingkai Technology (Xingkai Tech). The Insider identified it as the XK F-359 and says Ukrainian military intelli…
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Russia fires 39 ballistic-trajectory missiles and 128 drones, 77 of them jet-powered, at Ukraine overnight on 13-14 October: three killed in Kyiv, power cut in five districts
Russia carried out a massed combined strike on Ukraine between 18:00 on 13 October and the morning of 14 October, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. It says its radio-technical troops tracked 167 air-attack assets. These were 39 missiles flying ballistic trajectories, listed as Iskander-M, KN-23, S-400, Zircon and Oniks and launched from Kursk, Bryansk,…
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Russia launched 160 drones at Ukraine overnight on 9-10 October, and 110 of them were jet-powered Shaheds; one reached Lviv's airspace for the first time, and a daytime missile strike hit Kyiv.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda, Russia attacked Ukraine on the night of 9-10 October with 160 UAVs, including Shahed, Gerbera and decoy drones. Of the Shahed-type drones, 110 were jet-powered. As of 09:00, Ukrainian air defence had shot down or jammed 117 drones, 82 of them jet-powered Shaheds. The Air Force recorded strik…
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«На висоті 5500 метрів: «Маямі» з 92-ї бригади збив російський Supercam» (ArmyInform: At an altitude of 5,500 metres: 'Miami' of the 92nd Brigade shoots down a Russian Supercam)
According to the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade named after Koshovyi Otaman Ivan Sirko, a soldier with the call sign 'Miami' from the brigade's interceptor-drone battery 'Stervyatnyky' ('Vultures') shot down a Russian Supercam reconnaissance UAV at an altitude of 5.5 km. The interception was made with a Ukrainian interceptor drone, i.e. a drone used to destr…
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«Сили ППО вночі знешкодили 114 ворожих БПЛА, більшість — реактивні» (ArmyInform: Air defence forces neutralised 114 enemy UAVs overnight, most of them jet-powered)
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, as relayed by ArmyInform, Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 9 October (from 18:00 on 8 October) with a total of 136 drones: Shahed-type strike drones, Gerbera drones and Parodiya-type decoy drones. 93 of the 136 drones in total were jet-powered Shaheds (just over two-thirds). The drones were launched from the directi…
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В Польше засекретили происхождение SIM-карт, найденных в «российских» БПЛА (Topwar: Poland classifies origin of SIM cards found in "Russian" drones)
Citing the Polish broadcaster RMF24, which in turn cites the Lublin prosecutor's office, Topwar (author Maxim Svetlyshev) reports that Poland has closed its investigation into SIM cards from Polish mobile operators that were found in Gerbera drones that entered Poland in 2025. According to the report, the case was discontinued because no perpetrators could…
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Дело закрыто: Польша прекратила расследование дронового налёта на свою территорию (WarGonzo: 'Case closed' — Poland ends its investigation into the drone incursion on its territory)
WarGonzo reports that Polish prosecutors have closed their investigation into the mass incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace on the night of 10 September 2025. According to the channel, investigators found more than 30 drones and fragments in 27 localities, reconstructed the flight routes and established that a significant share were Russian 'Ger…
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Russian drones strike Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge three times in one day, the first attack on a Kyiv bridge since 2022, and hit the Institute for Nuclear Research and a school with sheltering children; 107 drones launched nationwide, 63 jet-powered
Russia struck a bridge in Kyiv for the first time since the full-scale invasion, Meduza reports, as part of a run of drone attacks on the capital between the evening of 30 September and 1 October 2026. According to the Kyiv City State Administration, two drones hit near a support of the Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge, which carries road traffic and the green m…
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"Droneports": Ukrainska Pravda and OSINT group CyberBoroshno map Russia's purpose-built Shahed/Geran launch bases, such as Tsimbulova, and explain why hardened, dispersed layouts make them so hard to destroy
In an investigation with the Ukrainian OSINT community CyberBoroshno, Ukrainska Pravda describes how Russia moved from launching Iranian-supplied Shaheds off existing military airfields (from autumn 2022, in Crimea and Bryansk and Kursk oblasts; known sites included Cape Chauda, Yeysk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk, Seshcha and positions near Balaklava) to a ne…
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Russian combined strike on Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, 29-30 Sep: Zircon/Oniks, Iskander and 188 drones, energy infrastructure the main target
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia attacked Ukraine on the night of 29-30 September (from 18:00 on 29 September) with Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missiles launched from Kursk Oblast, Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles launched from Voronezh and Bryansk oblasts, and 188 drones: Shahed (86 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoy UAVs.…
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Night of 28-29 Sep: Russia strikes Ukraine with a Zircon, two ballistic missiles and 152 drones; Air Force claims 109 downed, two unexploded ballistic warheads defused in Kyiv
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on 28-29 September 2026 with one Zircon/Oniks anti-ship missile, two Iskander-M or S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Kursk Oblast) and 152 drones, according to Ukraine's Air Force. The drones were Shahed types (82 of them jet-powered), Gerbera attack drones and Parodiya decoys, launched from Oryol, Millerovo, Kursk an…
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Russia's 26–27 September drone strikes hit Kyivstar's head office, Kyiv data centres and foreign-owned warehouses as the campaign against Ukraine's communications and logistics continues
According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia launched 170 strike UAVs overnight on 26–27 September, starting at 18:00 on 26 September: Shahed-type drones (76 of them jet-powered), Gerbera drones and Parodiya-type decoys, from the areas of Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Shatalovo, occupied Donetsk and occupied Crimea. By 07:30, 147 had been shot down or ja…
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Russia strikes Kyiv in overnight, daytime and evening drone waves on 25 September; 173 drones, over 50 of them jet-powered, launched the following night
Russia struck Kyiv in several separate drone waves on 25 September rather than in a single night-time raid. Overnight and into the morning, drones hit high-rise residential buildings in the Solomianskyi and Pecherskyi districts (one at fourth-floor level, another between the seventh and tenth floors), killing a 14-year-old, Meduza reported, citing Mayor Vit…
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Russian drones crash and explode in Moldova and Romania through 1 October, including a Geran-4 jet drone blast beside a highway in Orhei district and a strike on a telecom mast; ISW links incursions, Polish Starlink sabotage and Berlin airport halt to one pattern
During a Russian attack on Ukraine overnight into 24 September 2026 (Ukraine's Air Force reported 282 drones plus ballistic and other missiles), drones strayed into Moldova and Romania. Moldova's Defence Ministry reported four drone incursions and partially closed its northern airspace. Near Cernița (Florești district) a drone hit a tree, fell into a field…
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Report: CIA warned Spain, France and Italy of possible Russian drone attacks launched from ships in the Mediterranean; Italy disputes it
The Spanish daily El Mundo reported late on 23 September that the CIA has warned European governments of a possible Russian drone operation against Spain, France or Italy. The drones would be launched from ships in the Mediterranean. According to El Mundo, as relayed by Ukrainska Pravda, Defense News and Meduza, European foreign ministries received a detail…
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Russia strikes Kyiv with drones by day, then Zircon and Iskander-M missiles overnight; Zelensky claims 60% of ballistic missiles intercepted
Over roughly 24 hours on 23–24 September 2026, Russia struck Kyiv first with a daytime drone attack and then overnight with a combined missile and drone strike. On the morning of 23 September, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported drone hits on petrol stations in Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts, a transport infrastructure facility, a four-storey busine…
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Vluchnyk unveils Zorelit v5 interceptor drone, claims 416 km/h against jet-powered Gerans
Ukrainian company Vluchnyk (CEO Stepan Radiboh) has completed internal testing of the Zorelit v5 (also marketed as "Starship"), an interceptor drone purpose-built to down jet-powered Russian attack UAVs. Per Radiboh, the system "has completed all testing and is ready for military use"; Vluchnyk says it is open to direct contracts with military units and, on…
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Armed Russian Gerbera-2 drone found on Polish Baltic beach carried live warhead, prosecutors confirm
Polish military prosecutors have confirmed that a drone found on 14 September 2026 on a beach near Rusinowo, on the Baltic coast in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, was carrying a live fragmentation warhead fitted with a fuze/detonator. The aircraft was identified as a Gerbera-2, a Russian-made drone type. Colonel Bartosz Okoniewski, deputy regional military pr…
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Russian Gerbera-2 Drone Found on Polish Beach Confirmed to Carry Live Warhead
Polish military prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, that a Russian Gerbera-2 drone recovered on Monday 14 September from the beach near Rusinowo on Poland's Baltic coast (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) was carrying a live warhead. Deputy Military District Prosecutor Bartosz Okoniewski stated the drone was fitted with a high-explosive fragme…
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Italian NATO jets shoot down explosive-laden drone over Lithuania; Lithuanian president says Ukrainian EW may have diverted it there
Italian NATO fighter jets, flying under the Baltic Air Policing mission out of Šiauliai Air Base, shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over Lithuania overnight Tuesday into Wednesday (September 15-16, 2026), near the village of Pratkūnai in Kaišiadorys district — roughly 100 km northwest of Vilnius and not far from Kaunas. Sources variously identify the int…
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Russian drones strike Kyiv-Warsaw train and gas station near Polish border; Tusk warns of escalation
On the night of 12-13 September 2026 and into the morning of 13 September, Russian drones struck two targets in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast, within a few kilometers of the border crossing with Poland at Yahodyn. One drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train roughly 2 km from the Polish border; the crew received a warning from a dispatcher abou…
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Ukraine hits UAV ground control stations and other military targets in Russia and temporarily occupied territories
Ukraine's General Staff reports that on 9 September and during the night of 9–10 September, eight targets in Russia and temporarily occupied territory were struck, aimed at the launch and control infrastructure of Russian attack drones. In temporarily occupied Donetsk, a facility for storage, preparation and launch of Geran and Gerbera attack UAVs was hit.…
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Russia hammers Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones, missiles and glide bombs, 8-10 September 2026
Russia continued its intensive bombardment of Ukrainian cities through a second consecutive night, extending the heavy combined salvo of 8-9 September into the night of 9-10 September. On 8-9 September, Russian forces struck with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, S8000 "Banderol" missiles and roughly 196 Shahed-type attack drones (including jet-powered variant…
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Russian analysis: 'The Evolution of the Geran Drones — Speed versus Range'
SINGLE SOURCE — Russian state-aligned outlet (topwar.ru, author Kirill Ryabov). The piece is an analytical overview of how Russia's 'Geran' family of loitering munitions has evolved over four years of use, from slow piston-engine aircraft to fast jet-powered variants. Its central claim is an engineering trade-off: gains in speed come at the cost of range. T…
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Ukraine's General Staff claims deep strikes on a MiG-29 in Rostov Oblast plus a 'Kasta' radar and EW systems in Crimea and Donbas
In two consecutive daily strike reports (covering 24–25 and 25–26 August 2026), Ukraine's General Staff claims a series of deep strikes against Russian military targets on occupied territory and inside Russia. The headline claim is a hit on a MiG-29 fighter at Millerovo airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast, which the General Staff says was confirmed on 24 Aug…
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Ukrainian Forces Destroy S-300 Missile Carrier Loaded with Missiles (Video)
Ukraine's 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade "Black Forest" reports destroying, on 21 August 2026, a Russian S-300 transport-loader vehicle that was carrying anti-aircraft guided missiles at the time it was hit. The brigade says its personnel located the vehicle during a reconnaissance operation and then struck it; the onboard missiles detonated…
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«Рубікон», «Ланцети» і рої FPV: як росіяни штурмують Покровський напрямок
Sergeant Oleksiy Hodzenko, spokesman for the "Korsar" unmanned systems battalion of Ukraine's 38th Separate Marine Infantry Brigade (named after Hetman Petro Sahaidachny), described fighting in the Pokrovsk direction in a broadcast on Army TV on 29 July 2026. He said Russian forces continue attacking with small infantry groups that try to infiltrate Ukraini…