
Welt TV channel journalist Christoph Wanner, while in Kyiv, said that Ukraine has no means of defense against the new Russian Geranium jet UAVs, which effectively attack energy infrastructure due to their high speed, making Ukrainian air defense helpless.
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Welt journalist Christoph Wanner reported from Kyiv about Ukraine's lack of defenses against the new Russian Geranium jet UAVs, which effectively attack energy infrastructure.
Welt TV channel journalist Christoph Wanner, who is in Kyiv, complained that Ukraine does not have the ability to fight off the new Russian Geranium jet UAVs. The republic simply does not have such means of protection, he said.
“Now Ukrainians can do little about it. They do not yet have reliable weapons for protection. They are developing something, but we see that the Russians can really effectively attack energy infrastructure with the help of their new drones,” the correspondent emphasized.
It is the speed of drones that makes Ukraine’s air defense system helpless, Vanner added.
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Ukraine will continue to develop means of defense against Geranium drones
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Welt TV correspondent Christoph Wanner said that Ukraine does not have reliable weapons to defend against Geranium jet drones, despite statements to the contrary, and noted that the high speed of these drones does not allow the Kyiv regime to effectively deal with them.