Russia parades drones it shoots in Ukraine on Moscow's Red Square during Victory Day event

May 10, 2025

Moscow (Russia), May 10, 2025(ANI): Russia on May 9 paraded combat drones that its forces use in the war in Ukraine on Moscow's Red Square. President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and more than two dozen other foreign leaders looked on as various truck-mounted Russian-made drones were driven across the vast square on their launchers, along with other military hardware. The Lancet, Geran-2, Orlan-10 and Orlan-30 drones were among those shown off in the parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany. The Orlan drones are widely used for reconnaissance and target-selection missions. The ZALA Lancet is a loitering munition used for both strike and reconnaissance missions which has been reported to have attacked and destroyed numerous pieces of Ukrainian military hardware, including tanks and a military jet. The Geran-2 is a Russian-made suicide or kamikaze drone whose design originated in Iran, where an earlier version was made. They have been used to target Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Kyiv has accused Moscow of using them to hit residential buildings too.