Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone (OWA-UAV). Crowd-funded via the Lachen Pyshe campaign for the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR/GUR). Designed for deep strikes on Russian territory including Moscow.
| Slug | uj-26-bober |
| Manufacturer | UkrJet |
| Operators | 🇺🇦 UA (Main Directorate of Intelligence) |
| Role | Long-range one-way attack (strike) |
| Warhead | KZ-6 shaped charge |
| Range | 600–1,000 km (some reports up to 2,000 km in upgraded form) |
| First flight | 2023 |
| Sources | Wikipedia · NY Times · Defence Blog · hisutton.com |
| Date | Target | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-30 | Moscow Oblast (Ilyinsky) | First public strike, ~20M UAH crowd-funding revealed |
| 2023-07/08 | IQ-quarter towers (Moscow ministries) | Multiple strikes documented |
| 2024-07-09 | Kapustin Yar missile testing facility (Astrakhan) | 20+ drones, satellite imagery showed scorch marks |
- Pusher-prop, canard layout with sleek fuselage and inverted tail.
- Capable of beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) flight — possibly satellite-relay.
- Upgraded variants integrate thermal imaging + real-time video transmission.
- Vulnerable to Russian EW but kinetic mass at terminal phase still inflicts damage.
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