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Geran-5 jet kamikaze drone confirmed transiting Ukrainian airspace over Sumy Oblast

Published 12 August 2026 · updated 25 August 2026

A Russian military monitoring channel published footage of a ‘Geran-5’ jet kamikaze drone flying over Konotop, Sumy Oblast — the first visual confirmation of a fifth-generation Geran variant in transit over Ukraine.

Pictures from the cited posts

photo barantchik
Video barantchik
photo Военный осведомитель (Military Informant)

Sources — 16 sources

Telegram channel, Russian side:barantchik adversary12 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel:Victory Drones friendly12 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary12 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:barantchik adversary13 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary13 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) adversary15 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary15 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:barantchik adversary15 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel:Victory Drones friendly16 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary16 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary16 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary16 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Два майора (Two Majors) adversary19 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary19 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) adversary19 Aug 2026 Open the post
Telegram channel, Russian side:Военный осведомитель (Military Informant) adversary25 Aug 2026 Open the post

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