The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of what it said were Geran kamikaze drones destroying two Ukrainian military helicopters deep inside the country.
The strikes, reportedly carried out Saturday, may have involved unmanned aircraft which were guided via satellite link. The video shows two separate hits on the same location, with an operator appearing to assist the drones’ targeting systems.
The ministry identified the destroyed aircraft as a Mil Mi-24 and a Mil Mi-8 operated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The footage had previously circulated on Russian military Telegram channels.
Ukrainian electronic warfare specialist Sergey “the Flash” Beskrestnov, who was recently appointed an advisor to the new Ukrainian Defense Minister, Mikhail Fedorov, said no additional Russian drones were nearby to relay commands during the attack.
This suggests that it was the first Geran deployment to use a satellite internet link.Those [drones] were piloted manually at a low altitude to stay under the radar, Beskrestnov said.
The Russian military did not comment on the Gerans’ targeting but said the strikes hit an area 46 kilometers west of the Kanatovo airfield in Kirovograd Region, deep inside Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Earlier this month, the Defense Ministry launched a major recruitment drive for the Russian Unmanned Forces – a new formation being rapidly expanded based on experience from the Ukraine conflict.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
Throwing match sticks is ok, but Nazis are still in control of Kiev. War is not ending. Innocent people are dying. Brave Russians are sacrificing life .
Isn’t it time to obliterate the enemy for next 1000 years?
During the four-year Ukrainian Nazi regime could not be subdued. People could not be liberated. But during WWII, Red Army liberated virtually whole of Europe. At that time, there wee military leaders like Marshal Zukhov and others.
Also the leaders led by Stalin were prolific. So victory was owned. They did not dithered. Quality of military leadership and political ones matter.Now neither military nor political leadership of comparable stature are available.
You got valid points. Difference between then (1941-1945) and now (2022-2026) is Then we allowed them to come up to Moscow (25 km from Kremlin) Then they killed minimum of 20 million Russians Then they obligated our infrastructure. Then they obliterated our homes and cities. They they raped our mothers and sisters….. Today Russian Military is not letting Nazis do it to us. Also there is a heavy responsibility on Russian military to separate Nazis from Ukrainians. Remember there are 5 million Ukrainians working in Russia, most of their loved ones are still in Ukraine, so Russia has responsibility to… Read more »