How Ukraine Can Counter Russia’s Newest Jet-Powered Geran Drones

Ukraine is staring down a new enemy in the skies: the jet-powered Geran-5 drone. It is a constant threat to the city of Kyiv, keeping its citizens awake all hours of the night and still threatening them into the next day. Right now, Ukraine only has partial solutions to the problem. But there are a few innovative designs in the pipeline that suggest that help is on the way. Today, we look at how Ukraine might solve its jet-powered drone problem. 0:00 Ukraine's New Concern 1:16 The Evolution of Shahed Drones 5:07 Existing Interception Strategies for Jet-Powered Geran-5 Drones 9:14 Better Interception Strategies for Jet-Powered Geran-5 Drones The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57436 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67843 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71496 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76446 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78515 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78622 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78870 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79708 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80017 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80222 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80346 By Khamenei.ir: https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=39135 https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=50658 https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=54790 Media licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/): By National Police of Ukraine: https://vn.npu.gov.ua/news/nebezpechnyi-vrozhai-2024-politseiski-vybukhotekhniky-obstezhyly-mistsia-padinnia-4-vorozhykh-bezpilotnykiv By Fars News: https://www.farsnews.com/photo/13930221001447/comments/ads.php https://www.farsnews.ir/photo/14020705000639/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87