Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Directorate said it examined a Russian Geran-5 K5-K unmanned aircraft that, according to the agency’s description, landed almost intact in a Ukrainian field. The account was reported by Mezha on 9 November 2026: https://oboronka.mezha.ua/gur-doslidilo-novu-modifikaciyu-rosiyskoji-gerani-5-317004/
According to the agency, Russia began using the new Geran-5 modification against Ukrainian cities in early autumn 2026. The intelligence service said the aircraft’s aerodynamic layout and stated technical characteristics allow it to classify the system as a compact cruise missile. That is the agency’s classification, not an independently established designation.
The main airframe changes described by the agency are dimensional. It said the K5-K is 4 metres long, compared with 6.5 metres for the earlier Geran-5, and has a 3-metre wingspan rather than 3.2 metres. Both versions were described as using a conventional aerodynamic arrangement, with a high-mounted swept wing and a single-fin tail. Ukraine’s intelligence service said the newer fuselage had aerodynamic changes intended to improve speed and altitude characteristics.
The agency attributed several performance figures to the K5-K: a flight ceiling rising from 5 to 6 kilometres, cruising speed of more than 450 kilometres per hour, and a maximum speed of up to 1,000 kilometres per hour during particular manoeuvres. It also said the stated range of 1,000 kilometres and a 90-kilogram warhead remained unchanged from the previous version. These figures are intelligence claims reported by Mezha, rather than independently verified operating data.
Ukraine’s intelligence service said the examined aircraft used a TRD-200 turbojet engine and carried a thermobaric TBBCh-90 warhead. It described the avionics as matching recent Geran-4 Seeker versions, including a flight controller, inertial navigation equipment, an antenna and communications hardware.
A further reported change concerns the Susanin optical-electronic correlation system. The agency said the system compares imagery from a sensor with a reference image stored in a microcomputer to support route matching from launch point to aiming point. In the examined K5-K, it said, the system used a dual-band camera rather than the optical sensors previously described in the system.
The agency also reported finding 93 electronic components in the sample, including 52 from US manufacturers. The cited material does not establish when the components were supplied, which intermediaries may have handled them, whether any individual shipment breached restrictions, or the overall effect of sanctions on production.