Bober (Beaver)

Ukraine's UJ-26 Bober, or Beaver, is a long-range fixed-wing one-way attack drone used for deep strikes against targets in Russia and occupied Crimea.

Overview

The Bober, also rendered Beaver or Bobr, is a Ukrainian long-range one-way attack drone associated with Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, HUR. Open-source profiles describe it as the UJ-26 Bober: a fixed-wing, piston-powered strike UAV with reported range between 600 km and 1,000 km, a roughly 20 kg shaped-charge warhead, and a unit cost far below crewed aircraft or Western cruise missiles. The type entered public view in 2023 and became one of the recognizable Ukrainian airframes used in deep-strike operations against Moscow, Crimea and Russian military facilities, according to Wikipedia's compiled profile and later Ukrainian reporting by NV.

The Bober sits in a category between low-cost loitering munitions and strategic cruise missiles. It is slower and more vulnerable than a conventional cruise missile, but it gives Ukraine a relatively economical means to impose air-defense, security and infrastructure costs at ranges that reach the Moscow region.

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