> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.battlepolicy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Russian Drones Hunt Trains and Warehouses With AI, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Claims - URL: https://www.battlepolicy.com/russian-drones-hunt-trains-and-warehouses-with-ai-ukrainian-presidential-adviser-claims/ - Published: 2026-11-03T15:31:20.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-03T15:31:20.000Z - Description: If the claim holds, jamming loses its grip on Russian strike drones, though HUR's published finding describes navigation and one analyst calls the system experimental. - Author: Marcus Schuler - Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Autonomy, #daily-brief, Geran-5, Lancet *If the claim holds, jamming loses its grip on Russian strike drones, though HUR's published finding describes navigation and one analyst calls the system experimental.* Russia already uses onboard AI to find and attack targets with strike drones, Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, adviser to Ukraine's president on defense technology, [told reporters](https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-is-reshaping-air-warfare-with-ai-drones-that-hunt-without-gps-while-building-its-own-starlink-23958?ref=battlepolicy.com) on Oct. 29\. He named Molniya, V2U and Lancet drones, along with Geran drones fitted with the Susanin module. Beskrestnov [described](https://suspilne.media/1440013-rosia-vikoristovue-si-na-udarnih-dronah-radnik-prezidenta-beskrestnov/?ref=battlepolicy.com) a drone tasked to find a railway, follow it, locate a train and attack its locomotive. Another assignment sends it to an area to search for a warehouse. Frequently Asked Questions What is Beskrestnov claiming? That Russia already uses onboard AI on Molniya, V2U, Lancet and Susanin-equipped Geran drones to search for targets such as locomotives and warehouses. Has the claim been verified? Not independently. HUR's published Oct. 5 finding describes Susanin as image-matching navigation, and analyst Bohdan Dolintse told RFI the system remains effectively experimental. What is Susanin? An electro-optical navigation module. HUR says it compares camera images with a stored reference image to keep a drone on its route. Why does it matter for jamming? A drone navigating by imagery does not depend on satellite signals. Beskrestnov said GPS jamming will not work because the optical system will take over. Will Ukraine bring back blackouts? No decision has been reported. Beskrestnov said Ukraine may have to revisit road-lighting restrictions if Russia uses Susanin at night on a mass scale; Dolintse doubts the measure would work. AI-generated summary, reviewed by an editor. [More on our AI guidelines](https://www.battlepolicy.com/ai-guidelines/). Read next — from the Lexicon - [Filin](https://www.battlepolicy.com/filin/) - [2B9 Vasilek](https://www.battlepolicy.com/2b9-vasilek/) - [2S9 Nona-S](https://www.battlepolicy.com/2s9-nona-s/) Below this point 7 more sections. Russian developers train neural networks on images of Ukrainian warehouses, he said. In his account, the systems can recognize Nova Poshta logistics hubs and use trucks beside a warehouse to identify an operating depot. Beskrestnov did not say how widely Russia uses the module, Euromaidan Press noted. Bohdan Dolintse, an arms-development analyst, told RFI's Ukrainian service that Susanin has appeared in isolated cases, with no confirmation that it does what Russia wants, and remains effectively experimental. On Oct. 5, HUR, Ukraine's military intelligence agency, [said](https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/29/ukraine-finds-russias-geran-drones-fitted-with-a-compass-that-works-through-gps-jamming-but-western-electronics-still-at-their-core/?ref=battlepolicy.com) Susanin on the upgraded [Geran-4](https://www.battlepolicy.com/geran-4/) compares camera images with a stored reference image to keep the drone on route. The [Geran-5](https://www.battlepolicy.com/geran-5/) K5 uses a similar system. That describes navigation. Beskrestnov's examples add target search. The stakes are electronic warfare. "GPS jamming will not work either because the optical system will take over," Beskrestnov said. Flight at 20 to 40 meters would also make these drones harder for radar to detect, he added. He called his hardest case fully autonomous: "you can produce a thousand UAVs, launch them using a magnetic compass, and then those UAVs autonomously search for targets and attack them." Ukraine may have to revisit road-lighting restrictions if Russia uses Susanin at night on a mass scale, he suggested, because lit highways give drones landmarks. Dolintse doubts that would work, since Russia could add a thermal channel quickly and cheaply. Beskrestnov also wants jet interceptor drones, which still need reliable control, guidance and automatic target acquisition. Successful trials could bring scale, Dolintse warned. Russia first used jet strike drones in 2024 and reached mass use in early 2026.