#Russian Drones
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![A Russian KVS strike drone with an unusual ring-shaped wing, filmed moments before being intercepted by Ukrainian operators of the 414th "Birds of Magyar" Brigade. (Source: Birds of Magyar Brigade)]( "A Russian KVS strike drone with an unusual ring-shaped wing, filmed moments before being intercepted by Ukrainian operators of the 414th \"Birds of Magyar\" Brigade. (Source: Birds of Magyar Brigade)")
![Chinese Jet Engines Gave Russia’s Geran Drones a Deadlier Upgrade. Now Iran Is Eyeing Them]( "Chinese Jet Engines Gave Russia’s Geran Drones a Deadlier Upgrade. Now Iran Is Eyeing Them")
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![Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko]( "Photo of Oleksandr Moiseienko")
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- Investigations
Russia is striking Ukraine with a new generation of jet-powered attack drones that are faster, harder to intercept, and equipped with Chinese-made engines. A UNITED24 Media investigation traces the Russian links behind those engines as Moscow moves to produce its own version.![The general cargo ship Royad Mammadov, pictured under its former name Mir Jalal Pashayev. (Source: Tony Hogwood via MarineTraffic)]( "The general cargo ship Royad Mammadov, pictured under its former name Mir Jalal Pashayev. (Source: Tony Hogwood via MarineTraffic)")
![The Korkut 100/25 SB mobile short-range air defense system displayed at DSEI UK 2025 in London on September 9, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Korkut 100/25 SB mobile short-range air defense system displayed at DSEI UK 2025 in London on September 9, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz inspects the “Spys” jet fighter interceptor drone developed in Ukraine by Quantum WIY Industries in Kyiv, alongside Quantum CEO Sven Kruck. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz inspects the “Spys” jet fighter interceptor drone developed in Ukraine by Quantum WIY Industries in Kyiv, alongside Quantum CEO Sven Kruck. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad]( "Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- Investigations
A Geran-4 smashes into a building in the middle of the night, far from the frontline. Inside it are a British microcomputer, a Chinese jet engine, and American computer chips, showing how Russia’s drone manufacturing depends on foreign components.
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-8a4f2909bd0ef7bd15e5baecedbfa2f9.webp "Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")