{"id":28149,"date":"2026-08-28T15:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28149"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:44:09","slug":"reaktyvni-drony-ataky-kyiv-musiyenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/reaktyvni-drony-ataky-kyiv-musiyenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Musienko: Jet-powered drone attacks on Kyiv could take place on a daily basis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">Russia may resort to almost continuous attacks on Kyiv using jet-powered strike drones, launching new waves over the course of many hours. This assessment was made by Oleksandr Musienko, head of the Centre for Military-Legal Studies, following the prolonged air attack on the capital on 27 August. He links this scenario to the increase in UAV production and the expansion of Russia\u2019s launch infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Musienko anticipates wave-like attacks on the capital with short intervals between them.<\/li>\n<li>New groups of UAVs may be deployed before the previous ones have left Ukrainian airspace.<\/li>\n<li>The Main Intelligence Directorate estimates the monthly production of \u00abGeranium-4\/5\u00bb missiles at approximately 3,000 units.<\/li>\n<li>The jet-powered versions can reach speeds of up to 600 km\/h, reducing the time required for interception.<\/li>\n<li>Satellite analysis has revealed at least ten Russian bases with new launch pads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Anxiety can linger or return quickly<\/h2>\n<p>According to <strong>Musienka<\/strong>, Russian forces are capable of deploying attack drones in successive waves over an extended period. Subsequent waves can be launched whilst the previous ones are still in Ukrainian airspace.<\/p>\n<p>Under such a scenario, the air raid alert in Kyiv could last for many hours or resume almost immediately after it is lifted. The expert considers the capital to be one of the priority targets for Russian air strikes and does not expect their number to decrease in the near future.<\/p>\n<h2>The Main Intelligence Directorate reports an increase in the production of \u00abGeranium\u00bb jet missiles\u00bb<\/h2>\n<p>In August, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported that the Russian defence industry was producing approximately 3,000 \u00abGeran-4\u00bb and \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/science-tech\/geran-5-80-metrova-puskova-ustanovka-rf\/\">Geranium-5<\/a>\u00bb per month. The main mass production is based in the \u00abAlabuga\u00bb Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, and other enterprises in the Russian Federation are also involved in the production chain.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2026, satellite imagery captured new construction work on the site of the complex in Alabuga. According to estimates by the Main Intelligence Directorate, production of jet-powered variants has already exceeded that of the piston-engined \u00abGeran-2\u00bb models, and stocks of the \u00abGeran\u00bb family of drones stood at around 6,200 units as of August.<\/p>\n<h2>Higher speed leaves air defence forces with less time<\/h2>\n<p>Conventional piston-powered \u00abGerani\u00bb aircraft fly at speeds of up to approximately 185 km\/h, whilst jet-powered variants are capable of reaching speeds of 500\u2013600 km\/h, depending on the version. This reduces the time available to Ukrainian air defences to detect and intercept a target.<\/p>\n<p>Musienko noted that the range of such UAVs enables them to pose a threat to the northern, eastern, southern and central regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv. According to his assessment, Russia may, in some instances, simultaneously launch groups of up to 20 rocket-powered aircraft in the direction of the capital.<\/p>\n<h2>New launch sites make it more difficult to predict attacks<\/h2>\n<p>An analysis of satellite imagery in August indicated at least ten Russian bases with dozens of new launch sites identified along routes near Ukraine and Belarus. The expansion of this network enables the Russian Federation to spread its launches and devise various flight paths for its drones.<\/p>\n<p>This makes it difficult to predict the timing and direction of launches. According to Musienko, the combination of new infrastructure and an increase in the number of jet-powered UAVs enables Russia to conduct longer air operations.<\/p>\n<h2>The stated objectives include energy and economic infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Alongside the energy sector, Russia is increasingly attempting to target <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/ataka-sklady-novoyi-poshty-kyievom\/\">warehouses<\/a>, logistics centres, businesses, retail outlets and other economic infrastructure facilities, said Musienko. In his view, the aim is to systematically undermine Ukraine\u2019s economic potential and put pressure on the home front.<\/p>\n<p>The expert attributes the particular focus on Kyiv to the likelihood of a recurrence of sustained attacks by jet drones, with new groups targeting the capital at short intervals.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musienko believes that Russia could launch wave after wave of jet-powered drones at Kyiv for many hours, using new launch sites.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":28148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u041c\u0443\u0441\u0456\u0454\u043d\u043a\u043e \u0432\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0430\u0454, \u0449\u043e \u0420\u0424 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u041a\u0438\u0457\u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0445\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d, \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0446\u0456\u0457.","rank_math_title":"\u0410\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432 \u043d\u0430 \u041a\u0438\u0457\u0432 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0410\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805616],"tags":[805623],"class_list":["post-28149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-main-news","tag-805623"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28149"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28151,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28149\/revisions\/28151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}