Ukraine drones: named systems in the Russia–Ukraine war
The Russia–Ukraine war is the clearest modern example of drones operating at industrial scale across reconnaissance, artillery support, one-way attack, heavy-bomber, FPV, and counter-UAS roles.
What drones are documented here?
Public evidence covers both imported systems and rapidly changing domestic Ukrainian platforms. Named-system pages should be separated from the much larger universe of generic FPV and commercial-adapted drones.
| Drone | Manufacturer | Role | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahed-136 / Geran-2 Shahed-136 · Geran-2 | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA); Russian production under the Geran-2 name | One-way attack UAV used for long-range strike missions. | Confirmed system use |
| Shahed-131 / Geran-1 Shahed-131 · Geran-1 | Iranian defense industry; Russian production relationship publicly documented | Smaller one-way attack UAV used in Russia’s long-range strike campaign. | Confirmed system use |
| Mohajer-6 Mohajer 6 | Iranian defense industry | Reusable armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance UAV. | Confirmed system use |
| Bayraktar TB2 TB2 · Bayraktar | Baykar | Medium-altitude long-endurance armed ISR UAV. | Confirmed system use |
| ZALA Lancet Lancet-3 · Item 51 · Item 52 | ZALA Aero Group, part of Kalashnikov Concern | Reconnaissance-linked loitering munition for precision attack missions. | Confirmed system use |
| Orlan-10 Orlan 10 | Special Technology Center (STC) and associated Russian suppliers | Catapult-launched reconnaissance and artillery-observation UAV. | Confirmed system use |
| Vampire / Baba Yaga Vampire UAS · Baba Yaga | Ukrainian defense manufacturer; company name not disclosed in the cited Ministry of Defence page | Heavy multirotor UAS used for battlefield delivery, support, and strike missions. | Confirmed system use |
| LITAVR interceptor LITAVR · F-Drones interceptor | F-Drones | Counter-UAS interceptor designed to engage Shahed-type UAVs and other aerial targets. | Confirmed system use |
| Octopus interceptor Octopus UAV interceptor | Ukrainian defense industry consortium; four contracted manufacturers are named by the Ministry of Defence, but not identified on the cited page | Interceptor UAV for countering Shahed-type attack drones. | Confirmed system use |
How the evidence should be interpreted
This page maps named platforms to the conflict based on the sources below. It does not turn a manufacturer’s product page into proof of a particular battlefield event, and it does not treat every military statement as independently verified. The individual drone pages explain exactly what each source establishes.
The word “used” can mean different things: a platform may be fielded by a combatant, supplied to a combatant, identified in debris, or named in an official inventory. Those are different evidence levels, which is why this page shows the status beside every system.
Conflict timeline
2014–present; full-scale invasion from February 2022
Program hubs beyond this conflict inventory
This page lists named systems documented in the Russia–Ukraine war; it is not a full map of Russian or Iranian UAV programs.
For Russian fleet and service-name context (including Geran designations), continue on Russian drones. For Shahed-family identity across theaters, use Shahed drones.
For doctrine across conflicts rather than one theater inventory, see drone warfare. For the generic FPV role itself, cheap enough to field by the thousand and the reason both sides shifted toward fiber-optic control links, see FPV drones in war.
Ukraine war drone FAQ
What drones are documented in the Ukraine war?
Shahed-136 / Geran-2, Shahed-131 / Geran-1, Mohajer-6, Bayraktar TB2, ZALA Lancet, Orlan-10, Vampire / Baba Yaga, LITAVR interceptor, Octopus interceptor are the named systems in this first-release evidence set. The list is not a claim that these are the only drones present in the conflict.
How reliable is drone identification in the Ukraine war?
Reliability varies. Official releases and manufacturer records support confirmed entries; open-source and monitoring reports support reported entries. Incident-level claims need separate verification.