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Geran-5 K5-K variant with optical navigation system documented in 22 October strikes

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  1. Geran-4 systematically targets Ukrainian railway locomotives to degrade rail logistics
  2. Geran-5 variant strikes Lutsk 330 kV substation, cutting power and water across the city
  3. Jet Geran hits Zhytomyr substation; 16 October wave targets automotive-wiring factories
  4. Geran-5 jet drones strike Grand Import logistics centre in Khmelnitsky, sparking large fire
  5. Geran drones strike logistics hubs and Kyiv power grid across multiple regions on 20 October
  6. Geran-5 jet drone strikes Zaporizhzhia cable-stayed bridge; crossing closed
  7. Geran-5 K5-K variant with optical navigation system documented in 22 October strikes (this page)
A new Geran-5 sub-variant designated K5-K was reported in active use against Ukraine on 22 October. Ukrainian EW specialist Beskrestnov (Flash) identifies a modified fuselage and an optical navigation system added alongside the turbofan engine; monitoring sources attribute higher speed, range and altitude ceiling to K5-K compared to earlier Geran-5 builds, though official Russian figures remain unpublished. Flash notes this appears within a broader pattern of at least seven parallel Russian low-cost jet-strike programmes—Geran-5, Banderol, Dan-T, Dan-M, S71M, UMPB-5 and the newly documented Filin—each converging toward cruise-missile performance through mass production using domestic components.

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  • Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary Open the post
  • Telegram channel:Istoria Zbroi (Історія_Зброї) friendly Open the post
  • Telegram channel:Flash (Serhii Beskrestnov) friendly Open the post
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