Putin Says Ukraine Has No Way to Counter Geran Drones So Far
The Russian president said Moscow's retaliation against Ukrainian attacks had been severe enough that Kyiv had sought a truce, according to TASS.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine has so far found no way to counter Russia's Geran-series attack drones, according to TASS, Russia's state news agency.
Putin was further quoted as saying that Russian retaliation against Ukrainian attacks had been severe enough that the government in Kyiv had sought a truce, though TASS's report did not include independent confirmation of a truce request from Ukrainian officials or other outlets.
Claims made in a single-sourced report
The comments, as relayed by TASS, represent Putin's own characterization of the state of the conflict and of Ukraine's defensive capabilities; the report did not include a response from the Ukrainian government or independent military analysts assessing the accuracy of the claim about Geran drones.
TASS's account also did not specify when or in what setting Putin made the remarks, nor did it provide additional detail on the alleged truce request, including timing or which channels it was reportedly conveyed through.
Geran drones are a long-range attack drone used by Russian forces in the war in Ukraine, modeled on Iran's Shahed design, though the report did not include further technical detail on the drones referenced in Putin's remarks.
Further details on the current state of the conflict beyond Putin's remarks were not included in the available report.
Sources
- Ukraine has no method to counter Geran drones so far — Putin — TASS (Russia)
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