The Russian Armed Forces for the first time used a new strike "Geranium-5" with a range of up to 1,000 km — GUR

During combined air attacks in early 2026 The Russian Armed Forces used the Geranium-5 UAV for the first time. This is reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

"The drone has a length of about 6 meters and a wingspan of up to 5.5 meters. Unlike previous modifications of the Geranium line, the device is made according to a normal aerodynamic scheme. At the same time, most of the key components and components are unified with other samples of this series, "the report says.

The new drone uses a 12-channel Comet satellite navigation system, a tracker based on a Raspberry microcomputer and 3G/4G modems, as well as a Telefly jet engine similar to that installed on Geranium-3, but with more thrust, the department noted. The mass of the warhead is about 90 kg, the declared range of destruction is about 1,000 km.

The RF Armed Forces, according to the GUR, are working on options for the use of Geranium-5 from aircraft carriers, in particular Su-25 aircraft, to increase the range and reduce the cost of their use.

"The possibility of equipping the device with R—73 air-to—air missiles to counter Ukrainian aviation is being considered separately," the GUR added.