The latest jet-powered generation of UAVs are faster and more difficult to intercept
The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday released footage of Geran-4 Seeker drones striking Ukrainian military-linked sites in the Kiev and Odessa regions overnight.
Late on Tuesday, the UAVs hit Kiev’s Chaika logistics center, which Moscow said was used to store and distribute components for medium- and long-range drones. Early Wednesday, Russian forces targeted a naval drone manufacturing plant, warehouses, and fuel tanks supplying the Ukrainian military in Odessa.
Geran-4 Seekers also struck a logistics center belonging to Ukrainian weapons manufacturer Fire Point in the Kiev suburb of Vishnevoe, according to the ministry. Fire Point produces FP-1 and FP-2 drones used by Kiev for medium- and long-range attacks on Russia.
Another Geran-4 attack targeted a Stellar Jet logistics facility near Vishnevoe.
The Seeker is a jet-powered evolution of Russia’s V-wing kamikaze UAVs, giving it greater speed and making it more difficult to intercept than earlier variants.
Russian forces continued attacking warehousing and distribution sites across the Kiev and Odessa regions throughout Wednesday. Two cargo ships carrying supplies for the Ukrainian military were also hit in the Black Sea and at the port of Chernomorsk, the ministry said in a subsequent statement.
Moscow has stepped up long-range attacks on Ukraine in response to months of Kiev’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and e-commerce warehouses.
On Tuesday, Vladimir Zelensky warned foreign airlines, insurers, and governments that Ukraine’s drone campaign would bring an end to “safe days” in Russian skies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Zelensky’s remarks as “a move toward state terrorism,” noting that “there are no negotiations with terrorists.”
If Kiev’s threats result in any tragedies, Russia will retaliate, Putin warned. “Let no one doubt that.”
