Ukraine FPV drones

Inside Fire Point’s secret drone lab, Ukraine turns Soviet rocket stockpiles into new strike weapons

Three months ago, NV published a major report on FP drones, which have come to embody Ukraine’s leap in medium- and long-range strike capability. Since then, Fire Point has begun producing new weapons, some built around unusual engineering solutions and tactics. NV journalist Serhii Okunev gained access to the company’s secret R&D unit.

27 May, 03:04 PM

Ukrainian drones destroy $10M Russian TOS-1A flamethrower system in Belgorod Oblast — video

Ukrainian troops have carried out a first-of-its-kind strike on Russian soil, destroying a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system in Belgorod Oblast, the Bulava drone battalion of the Black Zaporizhzhian Cossacks 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade said on Feb. 2.

3 February, 10:28 AM

Ukraine nabs military group for embezzling $1.1M in FPV drone procurement scheme

The State Bureau of Investigation has uncovered military officers who embezzled more than 47 million hryvnias ($1.1 million) during drone purchases for the army, according to its statement on Jan. 15.

15 January, 02:10 PM

Military Intelligence shows historic first-ever sea drone attack

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) has published archival footage showing the first-ever use of FPV drones in open waters near the coast of the occupied Crimea in 2024 on Teleram on July 29.

29 July 2025, 01:30 PM

Syrskyi: Russia gains edge in long-range fiber-optic drones

Ukraine now has more first-person view (FPV) drones on the battlefield than Russia, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview with journalists on June 22, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

22 June 2025, 04:23 PM

Video shows Ukraine’s FPV drones destroy Russian strategic targets on southern front

Ukrainian FPV drones struck Russian observation posts and electronic warfare systems in the southern sector, as shown in a video released by the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) on Telegram on April 19.

19 April 2025, 02:15 PM

Ukraine facing shortage of ammunition for FPV drones

Ukraine’s procurement of ammunition for FPV drones is insufficient, creating a critical gap in its military capabilities compared to Russia, Roman Kostenko, secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, said in an interview with Radio NV on April 17.

19 April 2025, 12:57 PM

Two captured, 12 killed: HUR troops clear village in Zaporizhzhya Oblast — video

Ukrainian military intelligence forces have eliminated 12 Russian troops attempting to storm positions near the town of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine’s HUR Defense Intelligence said on April 9.

9 April 2025, 10:25 AM

High-speed Vidmak FPV drones cleared to join Ukraine’s arsenal

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has greenlit the domestically produced Vidmak (“Witcher”) unmanned aerial complex for use by the country’s Defense Forces, according to a press release issued on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 06:24 PM

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry to invest over $1.1 million in FPV drones in 2025

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry plans to allocate more than UAH 44 million ($1.1 million) for the procurement of FPV drones in 2025, including fiber-optic models, Gleb Kanevskyi, director of the ministry’s Procurement Policy Department, said on Feb. 20 during a meeting with Ukraine’s Technological Forces.

20 February 2025, 03:43 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry launches FPV drone manufacturing

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has launched the licensed production of advanced FPV drones at one of its state-owned enterprises, the ministry's press service reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 02:17 PM

Ukraine’s Defense Forces conduct first ground attack using only drones — ISW

Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out their first ground attack using only unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and FPV drones, successfully destroying Russian positions, according to a Dec. 20 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

21 December 2024, 10:56 AM

Ukraine’s FPV drone usage rises 25% as military aims to stay ahead in drone warfare

In August, Ukraine’s Defense Forces ramped up their use of FPV drones in combat zones by 25% compared to June, Vadym Sukharevsky, Commander of the Drone Systems Forces reported on Friday, Sep. 6.

6 September 2024, 11:10 AM

Ukraine FPV drones