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During the conflict, Russia uses kamikaze drones of the Geranium type to attack Ukrainian infrastructure. Previously used models with internal combustion engines left more time for air defense response.
Geranium kamikaze jet drones, which fly at high speeds, have reduced the response window for air defense (air defense) crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to a few seconds. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the operator of a man-portable anti-aircraft missile system.
The agency's interlocutor said that during the attack by Geranium-2 with internal combustion engines, the crews had several minutes to react. Jet "Gerani-4" and "Gerani-5" leave only a few seconds for an interception attempt.
The publication also noted that the Russian Armed Forces now launch drones around the clock, and not just at night. This depletes the Ukrainian air defense system.

According to Reuters, a Ukrainian MANPADS operator under the pseudonym Enot said that Russian kamikaze drones "Geran" with jet engines fly at a higher altitude and cannot be shot down by man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Finland and Ukraine have signed an agreement to enhance defense and security cooperation, known as the “drones agreement”. The agreement provides for joint production and development of unmanned technologies, as well as simplification of export permits for defense products.

The U.S. Army has awarded Leidos a contract worth up to $127 million to continue surveillance flights of the ARTEMIS aircraft in Europe through the summer of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension. The aircraft, based on the Bombardier Challenger 650, has been used to collect data along Russian borders and along NATO's eastern flank since 2020.

New Russian kamikaze drones "Geran" with jet engines, according to Reuters and sources in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, cannot be shot down by fire from man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems of the Ukrainian army, which aggravates the shortage of ammunition and panic in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched more than 30 unmanned aerial vehicles towards Russia. From 08:00 to 20:00, Russian air defense systems shot down 35 UAVs over the Black Sea, several regions and the Republic of Bashkortostan. No other details of the attack were reported.

The Russian armed forces attacked the New-Telco data center located in the Parkovy convention and exhibition complex in Kyiv, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported and was confirmed by the Ukrainian publication Strana.ua. The facility is described as key for the exchange of Internet traffic of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.