Lyutyi

Ukraine’s Lyutyi is a one-way deep-strike drone; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said its AN-196 RS version could fly approximately 2,500 km and struck the Ukhta refinery on 9 October 2026.

Overview

The An-196 Lyutyi is a Ukrainian long-range one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle. Associated Press documented Lyutyi preparations and launches by the 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Systems Regiment on 14 October 2025. The regiment became the Unmanned Systems Forces’ 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center in December 2025, ArmyInform reported. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named the upgraded AN-196 RS on 9 October 2026, stating that it could fly approximately 2,500 km and had struck the Ukhta refinery. Ukroboronprom also displayed a separate Lyutyi configuration carrying four underwing weapons under the Ukrainian Defence Industry (UDI) banner at Farnborough, 20–24 July 2026, as documented by Oboronka and Janes.

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