Putin Inspects New Drones at Chebarkulsky Polygon
Newest reactive drones 'Geran' were shown to Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Chebarkul test range in the Chelyabinsk region. The 'Geran-4' and 'Geran-5' latest reactive strike unmanned aerial vehicles, used for attacks on Ukraine, were demonstrated to Vladimir Putin.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin visited the Chebarkulsky training ground in Chelyabinsk Oblast.
- The visit took place on October 2.
- Putin inspected a display of military equipment and special vehicles.
- More than 300 items were on display.
- Reactive drones 'Gerniya-4' and 'Geroniya-5' were demonstrated to Putin.
- Drone-ecchangers and electronic warfare systems were also shown.
- The visit included a brief meeting with foreign military attaches.
Points of divergence
- The 'Gerniya-4' drone has a speed of 350 km/h, a payload of 50 kg, and a range of 750–800 km; the 'Gerniya-5' has a speed of 450 km/h, a payload of 90 kg, and a range of up to 900 km. — interfax
- The exhibition included specialized drone interceptors and modern electronic warfare (EW) systems. — vesti
- Putin held a brief meeting with foreign military attaches before the inspection and thanked them for participating in the 'Center-2026' strategic command-and-staff exercise. — vm
- Putin previously visited Zhukovsky in June to inspect aviation equipment, accompanied by officials from OAK, MC-21, and IL. — vm
Coverage (9 sources)
- Putin gifted a watch to a participant of the "Center-2026" exercises — Вести
- Demonstrated unmanned tanks based on T-72 to Putin — Вести
- Putin shown newest reactive drones 'Geran' attacking Ukraine — The Moscow Times
- Putin shown reactive 'Gerani' (video) — Фонтанка
- During the visit to the Chebarkul test range in the Chelyabinsk region, Vladimir Putin inspected an exhibition of weapons samples, military and special equipment... — Кремль. Новости
- At Chebarkul test range, drones Geran-4 and Geran-5 were shown to Putin — Интерфакс
- Putin shown new reactive drones 'Geran-4' and 'Geran-5' at the test range — Вести
- Putin inspected an exhibition of weapons samples at the Chebarkulskiy range — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin at Chebarkul Polygone Inspected Display of Weaponry Samples. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- Chebarkul
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Russia
- Geran-5
- Moscow
- Kremlin
- Ukraine
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ministry of Defense
- IT 'News'
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