Investigators found "ГЕРАНЬ-2" stenciled on a recovered fragment, alongside an engine and fuel matching the Iranian-designed drones that Moscow has used for years.
Depleted uranium is widely used in Russian conventional munitions. The change is mounting it on a drone to kill the helicopters defending against the drones.
The 1,150kg warhead missile enters mass production in January alongside 3,000 monthly FP-1 drones, though effectiveness depends on penetrating Russian air defenses through coordinated swarm attacks.
The youngest victim was just 18 months old when Russian Geran-2 drones struck a five-story apartment building in Kharkiv's Industrial district, killing five people and injuring 20 others in the dawn attack.