{
  "id": 5789766,
  "title": "Russia’s jet drones fly at 700 km/h. Ukraine is meeting them with 1970s heat-seekers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russias-jet-drones-fly-at-700-km-h-ukraine-is-meeting-them-with-1970s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T15:21:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/05/r-73-shortage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian fighters are successfully intercepting fast, jet-propelled Russian attack drones and missiles, but they are facing a shortage of modern heat-seeking missiles. These Geran-3, Geran-4, and Geran-5 drones, as well as Banderol missiles, can travel at speeds of 700 km/h, making them hard to intercept. Ukraine's air force is deploying more supersonic fighters to chase down the Russian munitions, but they are running low on infrared-guided AIM-9 and radar-guided AIM-120 missiles for their F-16 fighters. Meanwhile, older Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters are still being used in combat, armed with the older R-60 and R-73 missiles. The R-73 missile, costing $300,000, is more maneuverable and accurate, but its effectiveness can be affected by cloud conditions. The shortage of modern missiles is pushing Ukrainian pilots to use older, less effective R-60 missiles.",
  "summary": "The R-73 was the missile for the job. Ukraine has burned through enough of them to bring back a weapon that was obsolete in 2022.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian drones fly at 700 km/h, hard to intercept",
    "Ukraine uses 1970s heat-seekers, facing missile shortage",
    "Older MiG-29 fighters armed with less effective R-60 missiles"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/putin-pauses-strikes-on-kyiv-for-72-hours-as-us-envoys-visit-russia",
        "published": "2026-09-05T13:00:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russia-announces-three-day-halt-in-strikes-as-trump-envoys-visit-for",
        "published": "2026-09-05T13:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/russia-announces-72-hour-pause-in-strikes-amid-ukraine-talks-5781801",
        "published": "2026-09-05T13:35:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Slovakia, led by one of EU’s most Russia-friendly governments, condemns Russia’s drone strike on Ukraine’s Security Service building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/slovakia-led-by-one-of-eus-most-russia-friendly-governments-condemns",
        "published": "2026-09-05T14:30:24.000Z"
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  "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."
}