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Ukraine air defences struggle against Russia's jet-powered drones

By Grégory Priolon
Reading time 3 min
Russian strikes on Kyiv on the night of 5-6 July 2026.
Russian strikes on Kyiv on the night of 5-6 July 2026. © Danylo Antoniuk/NurPhoto via AFP

The latest generation of Russia's Geran drones, now jet-powered, has dramatically narrowed Ukraine's interception window. Insufficient numbers of Giraffe radars combined with a lack of mass-produced high-speed interceptors means the hole in Kyiv's air defences is widening.

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