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Ukraine Hits the Control Network Behind Russia’s Geran and Gerbera Drones
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Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck two ground-based relay stations used to control Russian Geran and Gerbera strike drones, as well as five UAV command posts, on August 13 and overnight into August 14, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.
The two ground-based relay stations were targeted near Zaliiznyi Port in Ukraine’s Kherson region. Such systems transmit control and communications signals between drone operators and unmanned aerial vehicles, extending their operational range and improving the stability of their connection.
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Ukrainian forces also struck five Russian UAV command posts located in areas including Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region and Zaliiznyi Port in Kherson region.
Three additional UAV command posts were targeted in Russia’s Kursk and Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia regions, specifically near Volfinsky and Hordiyivka in Kursk region and Luhove in Zaporizhzhia region, according to the General Staff.
The strikes come as Russia continues to expand its production of attack drones. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) estimates that Russia’s defense industry plans to manufacture 11,000 strike UAVs in August.
In an interview with RBC-Ukraine, HUR Deputy Chief Vadym Skibitskyi said the planned output includes Geran-1, Geran-2, Geran-3, Geran-4, and Geran-5 drones, as well as Harpy and several Gerbera variants, including strike and seeker versions.
According to Skibitskyi, Russia reduced both the intensity of its drone attacks and production volumes in July while restructuring its manufacturing capacity. The reconfiguration was aimed at increasing output of the turbojet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones.
Against this backdrop, Ukraine is also targeting the infrastructure that supports Russia’s drone operations. On August 13, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck 29 energy infrastructure facilities in Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions and Crimea.
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