Liutyi vs FP-1 Compared on Reported Specs and Unit Cost

Liutyi vs FP-1 at a Glance

The Liutyi and the FP-1 are both Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drones. No full specification sheet for either drone appears in the reviewed sources. Militarnyi reports that official Liutyi performance specifications are classified, so the table draws on maker statements to the press, Ukrainian officials and reporting outlets.

Each cell names the outlet or body behind the number. Where sources disagree, the table gives one or two reported figures and the sections below set out the rest. A cell reading "not published" means none of the reviewed sources gives a figure.

On the published numbers, Fire Point's reported FP-1 unit cost of about $55,000 is below the roughly $200,000 that Forbes España reports for the Liutyi. Fire Point claims 1,677 miles for its rebuilt FP-1, about 2,700 km (1,677 × 1.609). The converted figure is above the roughly 2,000 km that Forbes España and the Kyiv Post report for the Liutyi.

The Liutyi's first launch into Russia dates to May 2023 according to BBC News Ukraine as cited by the Kyiv Post, and no source gives a first combat date for the FP-1.

Who Makes the Liutyi and the FP-1

The Liutyi was developed with Ukroboronprom, Ukraine's state defense conglomerate, while the FP-1 comes from Fire Point, a company that the Kyiv Independent dates to 2023. Forbes España says Liutyi development began in 2022 at Antonov in collaboration with Ukroboronprom. The Kyiv Post describes Antonov as Ukraine's biggest aerospace company. Euromaidan Press, UNITED24 Media and Militarnyi name only Ukroboronprom as the Liutyi's announcer or builder.

Fire Point was previously named Centrocast and was renamed in February 2023, according to the Kyiv Independent. The Associated Press (AP) says Fire Point's founders had backgrounds in construction, game design and architecture and no defense experience. Corporate documents cited by the Kyiv Independent show Fire Point's revenue rising from $4 million in 2023 to over $100 million in 2024.

Co-owner Denys Shtilerman told a parliamentary investigative commission that Fire Point is valued at over $2.5 billion, according to LIGA.net. Fire Point's ownership is disputed in the Ukrainian press. The Defense Ministry's anti-corruption watchdog said the available data suggests Timur Mindich is a beneficial owner or the sole ultimate beneficiary, per a Kyiv Independent explainer. Fire Point denies any connection to Mindich.

The Kyiv Independent reported in August 2025, citing five sources, that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) was investigating whether Fire Point inflated component values or delivery numbers. Fire Point denied the accusations, and no source reports charges against Fire Point. None of the reviewed sources mentions a stock listing for Fire Point. Other makers in the sector are covered on the Ukrainian drone companies page.

Range and Payload Claims for Each Drone

Reported Liutyi range runs from under 800 km to about 2,000 km depending on source, date and warhead. Ukroboronprom set a design goal of more than 1,000 km and announced a successful 1,000 km trial in June 2023, according to Euromaidan Press. UNN puts the range at up to 1,200 km, and UNITED24 Media estimated 1,400 to 2,000 km in July 2026.

The Liutyi warhead figures show a trade between payload and range. Ukroboronprom's original claim was 75 kg, Defense Express estimated the warhead Russia displayed at 50 kg, and UNITED24 Media reported in November 2024 that the drone now carries 75 kg.

The Kyiv Post (2024) says a 75 kg version would have a range under 800 km, while Euromaidan Press writer David Axe says a 50 kg Liutyi flies farther than 800 km.

Fire Point's FP-1 figures have also changed by version. Fire Point gave AP and The War Zone 1,600 km with a 60 kg warhead in August 2025, and ArmyInform reported a 105 kg warhead at 1,000 km in March 2026. A Euromaidan Press page labelled advertorial says a spring 2026 second generation moved fuel into the wings to carry the 105 kg warhead.

Fire Point told Defense News its rebuilt FP-1 flies 1,677 miles, up from 1,025 miles.

Both drones are described as using inertial navigation corrected by satellite signals. Euromaidan Press, citing Militarnyi, describes artificial intelligence (AI) navigation on the Liutyi that resists Global Positioning System (GPS) spoofing. ArmyInform says Fire Point changed navigation systems seven times during the war and is testing GPS-independent terrain image matching.

Unit Cost and Production Scale

Reported FP-1 prices sit well below most reported Liutyi prices. Fire Point's figure of about $55,000 per FP-1 appears in AP, The War Zone and the Kyiv Independent, and the advertorial Euromaidan Press page says as little as $50,000. For the Liutyi, Forbes España gives about $200,000, and the Kyiv Post (2026) gives $40,000 to $200,000 without naming a source.

Die Welt's report, cited by Euromaidan Press, of around $100 million for 500 drones works out to $200,000 each.

Liutyi production figures are thin. Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin said in November 2023 that Ukraine was producing Shahed-136 analogues at "tens per month" without naming the drone. BBC News Ukraine, cited by the Kyiv Post, reported serial Liutyi production starting at the end of summer 2023.

Germany has funded more than 500 Liutyis, per Welt via UNN, and Euromaidan Press says Ukroboronprom is building hundreds more.

Fire Point's production claims are much larger, and all of them come from Fire Point. AP reported a 2023 goal of 30 drones per month and a later rate of roughly 100 per day. Iryna Terekh told the Kyiv Independent that 100 per day was maximum capacity, with about 9,000 drones planned for 2025.

In March 2026 Shtilerman told ArmyInform that Fire Point produces about 200 aircraft per day across more than 50 sites, and none of these figures has been independently verified.

Spending records show the FP-1's scale in 2024. The Kyiv Independent reported that Fire Point sold FP-1s worth 13.2 billion hryvnia (about $320 million) to the government that year. That was just under a third of the Defense Ministry's 43 billion hryvnia drone spending.

Defense Express, cited by UNITED24 Media, suggests one reason Ukraine showed a reusable missile-carrying Liutyi at Farnborough in July 2026 is that the FP-1 is believed to offer similar range at lower cost.

Documented Liutyi Strikes

Reporting attributes refinery and military strikes inside Russia to the Liutyi since early 2024. Defense Express wrote in March 2024 that it had hit more than a dozen Russian oil refineries. Forbes España lists the Ryazan refinery on 13 March 2024, Mozdok air base about 720 km away in June 2024, and the Kupol plant in Izhevsk about 1,400 km away on 1 July 2025.

The 2026 Ukhta and Ufa strikes are tied to the Liutyi by video resemblance alone.

Euromaidan Press says footage of the 12 February 2026 strike on the Lukoil refinery in Ukhta, about 1,700 km away in a straight line, showed drones resembling the Liutyi. Militarnyi says residents filmed what appears to be a Liutyi over Ufa on 8 July 2026 after a flight of more than 1,400 km.

The reviewed sources contain no official Ukrainian confirmation of the drone type for either strike.

Results are disputed. Defense Express noted that not all Liutyis reach their targets because of Russian air defenses. A Frontelligence Insight study cited by Euromaidan Press found more than half of recorded strikes between September and February had limited impact. The study named small warheads on drones such as the Liutyi as one factor.

Bashkortostan head Radiy Khabirov said the June 2026 Ufa attack was "repelled" and the plants were running normally.

Documented FP-1 Strikes

Fire Point and Ukrainian military reporting credit the FP-1 with more than half of Ukraine's deep strikes, and every share figure comes from one of those two parties. Terekh told AP the FP-1 is responsible for 60% of strikes deep inside Russia, and Shtilerman, citing General Staff data, told the parliamentary commission over 55%.

UNITED24 Media, citing Ukrainian military reporting, gives about 59% of long-range missions and about 54% of confirmed target hits.

UNITED24 Media links FP-1 strikes to refineries in Saratov, Novokuibyshevsk and Volgograd. Ukraine's General Staff said drones struck the Omsk refinery on 6 July 2026, about 2,700 km from Ukrainian-held territory, and Fire Point said its upgraded FP-1s carried out the attack, according to Reuters. Omsk governor Vitaly Khotsenko said air defenses destroyed most of the drones.

Fire Point said upgraded FP-1s hit the Omsk refinery again on 8 October 2026 from more than 2,500 km, per UNITED24 Media. Khotsenko acknowledged one drone reached the city's northern industrial hub and did not say whether the refinery was damaged.

The 20 June 2026 Tyumen strike has two attributions. Defense News says an FP-2 did it, while President Zelensky described "upgraded FP drones" able to reach 3,000 km. Terekh has claimed a 55 to 60% hit rate for Fire Point's drones, and the Kyiv Independent notes the government publishes no effectiveness data.

Where Thor Hammer and Mid-Range Drones Fit

SkyFall's Thor Hammer is not covered by the sources reviewed for this page. Its figures are on the SkyFall Thor Hammer profile.

The Kyiv Post (2026) says the Liutyi is not often used in Ukraine's mid-range strike campaign and is kept for targets beyond lighter drones' reach or for when a heavier warhead is needed. Fire Point's sibling FP-2 is a mid-range strike drone, which ArmyInform says is designed for strikes up to 200 km from the front line and will carry a 158 kg warhead after modernization.

Fire Point told Defense News the FP-2 carries a 440-pound warhead up to 230 miles.

What Is Not Published for Either Drone

Several basic figures are missing for both drones. No reviewed source gives a cruise or top speed for the Liutyi or the FP-1. The FP-1's wingspan, length and engine model are unpublished. The Liutyi's engine is identified only by Militarnyi's reading, cited by Euromaidan Press, that wreckage resembles a German Hirth F-23 50 hp engine costing around $5,000.

No official Liutyi unit price exists from Antonov, Ukroboronprom or the Ministry of Defence, and the ministry publishes no FP-1 contract totals for 2025 or 2026. The Liutyi's current production rate and total built are unpublished. FP-1 production rates, hit rates and strike shares all come from Fire Point or Ukrainian military figures, and no source publishes an interception rate for either drone.

Two disclosures would settle most of the comparison: an official Liutyi unit price and an independent count of FP-1 deliveries. Until either appears, read the full AN-196 Liutyi and Fire Point FP-1 profiles. Then use the Ukrainian long-range drones overview to set the Liutyi vs FP-1 figures against the other aircraft in the category.