{
  "id": 17612695,
  "title": "A hobby computer, a cheap airframe, and a Russian jet drone: how Zirka’s upgrade scored its kill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/a-hobby-computer-a-cheap-airframe-and-a-russian-jet-drone-how-zirkas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T13:52:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/01/a-hobby-computer-a-cheap-airframe-and-a-russian-jet-drone-how-zirkas-upgrade-scored-its-kill/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Zirka, a cost-effective Ukrainian interceptor drone, successfully shot down a Russian jet-powered Geran-5 drone, according to the ZRK tech project. Zirka, guided by a Raspberry Pi 5, detected and pursued the target at approximately 400 km/h at an altitude of 3,500 meters. The Ukrainian drone forces piloted the upgraded Zirka, which showcased its capabilities despite initially being considered too slow to catch Russia's jet models.",
  "summary": "The interceptor’s vision software detects the target, tracks it, and guides the drone home, leaving its crew mostly to manage the closing speed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 1, injure 47 over past day, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/russian-attacks-kill-1-injure-47-over-past-day-leaving-hundreds-of",
        "published": "2026-11-01T11:44:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}