OSINT identified the Russian man who praised Putin for the Shahid missiles
The team behind the OSINT channel Evocation.info identified the Russian who presented Vladimir Putin with “Shahed” drones and described their capabilities during the “Center-2026” military exercises. Meanwhile, Russian troops continued to use such drones to strike targets in Ukraine.
On the evening of October 2, following yet another strike by a jet-powered drone on the South Bridge in Kyiv, a video surfaced online showing a presentation to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin of drones that the Russians call “Geran-4” and “Geran-5.”
The presentation took place during the “Center-2026” military exercises at the Chebarkul training ground.
In the released footage, a man in a suit tells Putin about the capabilities of the jet-powered drones and demonstrates how they work.
Concluding his report, he stated:
“We are ready to continue striking the enemy in the same way. Report complete!”
Afterward, Vladimir Putin shook the man’s hand and then unexpectedly hugged him.
Experts at Evocation.info analyzed the released materials and identified the man who presented the jet-powered drones to the Russian dictator.
According to the OSINT channel, this man turned out to be Ildar Tazutdinov—deputy general director of the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) responsible for relations with key partners.
The Alabuga Special Economic Zone is one of the enterprises involved in the production of Russian attack drones.
Thus, Ildar Tazutdinov effectively presented Vladimir Putin with the new jet-powered versions of the drones that Russia is using in its attacks on Ukraine.
Recently, Russian troops have been increasingly using jet-powered “Shaheds” to attack Ukraine.
In particular, Kyiv and the Kyiv region are regularly attacked by dozens, and sometimes even hundreds, of drones.
Jet-powered drones pose an additional threat due to their significantly higher speed. Shooting down such drones is more difficult than shooting down conventional strike UAVs, which places an additional burden on Ukraine’s air defense system.
At the same time, Ukraine is developing and has already deployed special interceptor drones to combat jet-powered “Shaheds.”
This was reported by Evocation.info.
Ukraine knew that Russia was working on jet-powered versions of attack drones, but did not expect the “Geran-4” and especially the “Geran-5” to enter large-scale use so quickly. This assessment was provided by Serhiy Rakhmanin, a member of parliament and a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence. According to him, the main challenge now is not only to develop an interceptor but also to make it affordable enough to launch mass production.
Since August 27, 235 air raid alerts have been recorded in Kyiv, lasting a total of 261 hours—more than 10 days. NSDC Secretary Ihor Klymenko stated that the intensity of Russian attacks has become a new challenge for Ukraine’s air defense forces. According to him, new Ukrainian interceptors are already undergoing testing, and some combat units are using them in the field. Ukraine is preparing to move to mass production of these systems.
