Geran-5

Russia first used Geran-5 against Ukraine in early January 2026, according to DIU’s 11 January announcement.

The Geran-5 is a Russian jet-powered attack UAV with a 90 kg warhead, a cruise speed of 450–600 km/h and estimated range up to 950 km, according to DIU; the DIU War&Sanctions record identifies Alabuga as its manufacturer.

Overview

The Geran-5 (Герань-5) is a jet-powered attack UAV first employed against Ukraine during combined aerial attacks in early January 2026, according to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (DIU). DIU disclosed the type on 11 January without identifying the exact day, target or effect of its first combat use in that announcement.

The DIU War&Sanctions record names ALABUGA OEZ PPT JSC as the manufacturer; DIU separately identifies the Chinese company Telefly as the baseline engine supplier in its technical disclosure. Serial production at Yelabuga in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone had reached approximately 3,000 Geran-4 and Geran-5 aircraft combined per month by August 2026, Militarnyi reported from DIU’s response, without a per-variant split or delivery tally. Military sources cited by RBC-Ukraine put the September production target at 800 Geran-5s, rather than a verified completed or delivered quantity.

The detailed DIU technical disclosure of 19 January gives an estimated range of up to 950 km, superseding the approximately 1,000 km declaration in its initial announcement. DIU subsequently identified Susanin optical route navigation on the Geran-5 K5 in its 5 October release, describing navigation by comparison with stored imagery rather than autonomous target selection.

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