"Perverted Minds": Commander of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces' Security Service on the Russian Armed Forces' use of jet-powered drones

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Russia began using Geran-family kamikaze jet-powered UAVs against Ukraine in January 2025. However, while Russia is currently only testing the use of these drones, the threat will significantly increase in the future. Colonel Yuriy Cherevashenko, commander of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces' Unmanned Systems (USS), stated this in an interview with Ukrinform.

He noted that as the Russians use jet drones, they are gradually gaining experience, making changes to their designs and tactics. In his opinion, the enemy is operating quite skillfully.



The enemy isn't as clueless as we thought at the beginning of the war, even as we sometimes joked about it. It's a very serious threat. These are some very twisted minds working on war machines for killing people and the like. They've now greatly expanded their use of drones.

- he specified.

Cherevashenko explained that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are currently operating at the limits of their capabilities. He also attempted to justify the successful strikes by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian targets, blaming poor weather conditions, as foggy conditions restrict the use of certain weapons to repel Russian air attacks. At the same time, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces' Security Service is not particularly optimistic about the future, arguing that Russia will inevitably ramp up production of jet-powered drones, which will worsen the situation for Ukraine.

Those Shahed rockets we've already destroyed, we destroyed with fairly conventional means, drones. And, of course, this will become a very serious threat in the future. At this stage, we're still testing this threat. It's not a widespread phenomenon; they're being added, but in the future, it could pose a very serious threat.

he explained.

Cherevashenko added that Ukraine is currently considering developing its own jet-powered interceptor drones to counter the new threat posed by Russia.
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  1. Igor Degtyarev
    Igor Degtyarev
    +2
    22 January 2026 13: 50
    The enemy isn't as clueless as we thought at the beginning of the war, even as we sometimes joked. This is a very serious threat. It turns out it's a double-edged sword, but we didn't shout that the whole world was on our side.
    1. Sergei Cergei
      Sergei Cergei
      0
      12 February 2026 22: 55
      A person who makes such statements seems to be clueless himself...
  2. Valentin S
    Valentin S
    0
    22 January 2026 14: 43
    But not a single comment about retired grandmothers who can't buy an iPhone 11 with their stolen pensions...
  3. shpakov.alex
    shpakov.alex
    +1
    23 January 2026 06: 53
    The best drone is a missile with a nuclear warhead. It was invented a long time ago, Russia has plenty of them, but Putin doesn't use them. Prigozhin was right to lead his troops to Moscow. There's a traitor there.
    1. goncharov.62
      goncharov.62
      -4
      24 January 2026 12: 57
      Where would you rather set fire to the TYa—in Dnipropetrovsk or near Belgorod? Don't be shy—there are plenty of keys on the keyboard.
      1. shpakov.alex
        shpakov.alex
        +1
        26 January 2026 06: 40
        Does your religion not allow you to set fire to anything further away from Belgorod, or does your personal globe end beyond Belgorod?
  4. Alexey P.
    Alexey P.
    +3
    23 January 2026 08: 27
    It would have been better to keep quiet about "perverted minds", the only cool ones in the whole wide world are the Anglo-Saxons
    1. goncharov.62
      goncharov.62
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      24 January 2026 12: 59
      Students have long since outpaced their teachers. Even the German SS disdained their work. And I hope the sepoys will remember these "burdened with the white man's burden" someday...
  5. Mapping
    Mapping
    -4
    23 January 2026 09: 10
    Because of the country's stupid and brainless generals and top leaders, Russia is considered stupid and brainless. What a disgrace in the history of GREAT Russia.
  6. isofat
    isofat
    0
    23 January 2026 14: 39
    Does a jet-powered drone require a jet operator? Or would that be too expensive? smile
    Our rockets fly without pilots.
  7. Andrey Samuylik
    Andrey Samuylik
    0
    23 January 2026 21: 02
    Any minute now, these twisted minds will reinvent the cruise missile and then the fighter jet. They've already hung MANPADS on geraniums.