What drones Ukraine attacks the territory of the Russian Federation: OSINT Analytical Review (Infographics)

What drones Ukraine uses to impress targets in the Russian Federation, Osint's military analyst writes Satton. Ukraine uses "drones-Kamikadze" for strategic attacks in the depths of Russia. Thus pursuing several goals. The goals, such as oil and airfields, are of strategic importance. These attacks also contribute to the awareness of the Russian population about the war. In addition, it increases the load on Russian air defense, forcing you to carry air air defense away from the front line.

Satton has collected a kind of guide to Dronemikadze, which Ukraine uses in the war with Russia. Initially, Ukraine used commercially available drones, such as Chinese Mugin-5 (aka Skyeye 5000). They were used in August 2022 to strike the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in Crimea and for other strategic purposes. Mugin-5 was replaced by the development of Ukrainian production.

UKRJET UJ-22 Airborne is a single-motor drone that can carry either an internal warhead or several bombs discharged from the air. Layer up to 20 kg. It has a traditional layout with a pulling screw (ie in front), simple straight wings and a fixed chassis. At a length of about 3. 7 meters and wingspan of 4. 2 meters, it is one of the largest UAV-Kamikadze, which has ever been armed. It is reported that the flight range is 800 km.

It is confirmed that UJ-22 was used during attacks on Moscow, in particular in February 2023. Elegant OWA-UAV based on the drone-target RZ-60. It has a relatively smaller range of 300 km and a small warhead - only 3 kg. It is started with a rocket and can develop a decent speed of 290 km/h. UJ-25 Skyline is essentially an armed development of the UKRAJET UJ-23 topaz drone-target-target. It is a drone with a jet engine and characteristic arrow -shaped wings. There is little details about him.

One of the most famous types, "Beaver" (beaver), has a characteristic layout of "duck" with smooth fuselage and inverted tail plumage. This drone was presented in 2023 and reportedly launched in mass production. The flight range is about 1000 km, and the payload is 20 kg. This type was used for attacks on Moscow and other objects in Russia. The Dron "February" is relatively large, has a traditional design of UAV.

It has a fleeting similarity from the Bayraktar TB2 of Turkish production, but not in detail. The design was disclosed by the Deputy Minister of Strategic Industry Anna Gvozdar in November 2022. It is reported that these are products of Ukroboronprom. There are several companies under this auspices, including the famous Antonov Aviation Plant. Photographic evidence shows that "February" has to do with the pre-war project of Antonov An-BK-1 "Horlytsia".

He looks like a tail and other details, so it is no accident. Earlier it was reported that Antonov was developing a heavy shock UAV, and after the invasion in 2022 was widely reported that he switched to the production of drones. "February" crashed in Nizhny Novgorod on January 31, 2024. Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe is a voluntary project launched in mass production. He has a rough box fuselage and tandem wings with expressive end plates in the front.

The flight range is slightly shorter than in some other types, and is 750 km, but the load load is heavier - 32 kg. It is reported that the amount of load can be increased to about 70 kg while reducing the flight range. The Russian Federation reported several drones that were shown to the public, but did not characterize them. On December 9, 2023, at least two new type drones were found in Russia. They have a very simple layout with a simple tubular fuselage.

The tail plumage, both vertical and horizontal, is the same, which indicates that it is designated in view of the cheap manufacture and ease of assembly. The battle part was fixed under the nose immediately behind the piston engine. It is probably one of the new Ukrainian OWA-BLACs optimized for an inexpensive manufacturer. On January 29, 2024, the Ukrainian drone fell into a refining plant in Yaroslavl, Russia, about 900 km from Ukraine.

The details are not enough, but Satton suggested that this UAV has the sors: it has an inverted V-shaded plumage (possibly solid turnover) and dihedral wings (which rise up at the ends), as in the smaller UAV Shark or larger Predator. It has a box fuselage and probably a tractor (front) screw. During the fall, the engine was torn. It should also be noted that the Ukrainian manufacturer of drones Miltech Group puts OWA - Gorgon (Gorgon). Flight range, load and working condition are unclear.