# Ukraine Struggles to Intercept New Russian Geran Drones, Newspaper Says

https://mins.news/en/item/39610

- TASS, 2026-09-01 03:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180135

> The Guardian reports that new Russian Geran drones travel at about 400 kilometers per hour, around twice the speed of their piston-engine counterparts, making them extremely difficult for Ukraine to intercept. Russia has reportedly been producing and deploying the latest jet-powered models in significant numbers since spring.

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