Long-range one-way attack dronecombat-provenpartial data
Antonov An-196 Liutyi
Liutyi, Lyutyi, Liutiy, An-196
Runway-launched propeller drone that flies pre-planned routes to strike oil refineries, factories and airfields deep inside Russia.
$200,000 Widely reported estimate of about $200,000 per drone (Kyiv Post, Militarnyi, UNITED24); not an official contract price.
| Maker | Antonov (Ukroboronprom, now Ukrainian Defense Industry) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Built | Ukraine |
| First combat | Early 2024 (possible earlier use in May 2023) |
| Length | 4.4 m |
| Span | 6.7 m |
| Launch weight | 300 kg |
| Warhead | 75 kg |
| Max range | 1,000 km |
| Propulsion | Piston engine with a three-blade pusher propeller (wreckage resembled the 50 hp Hirth F-23, per Euromaidan Press) |
| Guidance | Inertial navigation with satellite updates; terminal computer with terrain data and machine vision reported by CNN |
| Launcher | Conventional runway takeoff on fixed tricycle landing gear; can use roads |
Takeoff weight is given as 250 to 300 kg (upper figure used). The base warhead is 50 kg and an upgraded 75 kg warhead was used against the Saratov refinery in November 2024; Kyiv Post says range drops to 750 to 800 km with 75 kg. The baseline range is about 1,000 km, while Ukrainian intelligence sources claim strikes at 2,000 km without detail (a belligerent claim). Speed is left blank because sources disagree widely: UNITED24 states 250 to 300 km/h, while a commercial catalogue lists 160 km/h.
Sources (16)
- Militarnyi: An-196 Liutyi Armed with Compact Air-to-Surface Missiles (21 Jul 2026) (length_m)
- Militarnyi: An-196 Liutyi Armed with Compact Air-to-Surface Missiles (21 Jul 2026) (span_m)
- Kyiv Post: Hello 'Liutiy' UAV, Goodbye Russian Oil Refineries (19 May 2024) (span_m)
- UNITED24 Media: Ukrainian AN-196 Liutyi Drone Receives Major Upgrade (25 Nov 2024) (launch_weight_kg)
- Militarnyi: Liutyi Attack Drone Upgraded for Strikes with Increased Payload (25 Nov 2024) (warhead_kg)
- Militarnyi: Liutyi Attack Drone Upgraded for Strikes with Increased Payload (25 Nov 2024) (range_km)
- Kyiv Post: Hello 'Liutiy' UAV, Goodbye Russian Oil Refineries (19 May 2024) (range_km)
- Kyiv Post: Hello 'Liutiy' UAV, Goodbye Russian Oil Refineries (19 May 2024) (unit_cost_usd)
- Militarnyi: Ukrainian Peklo drone-missiles will be cheaper than Liutyi drones (16 Dec 2024) (unit_cost_usd)
- Euromaidan Press: Meet Liutyi, Ukraine's homegrown drone behind strikes on Russian oil refineries (23 Mar 2024) (first_combat)
- Euromaidan Press: Meet Liutyi, Ukraine's homegrown drone behind strikes on Russian oil refineries (23 Mar 2024) (propulsion)
- Militarnyi: An-196 Liutyi Armed with Compact Air-to-Surface Missiles (21 Jul 2026) (propulsion)
- Kyiv Post: Hello 'Liutiy' UAV, Goodbye Russian Oil Refineries (19 May 2024) (guidance)
- Militarnyi citing CNN: Liutyi UAVs are AI-guided (2 Apr 2024) (guidance)
- Militarnyi: An-196 Liutyi Armed with Compact Air-to-Surface Missiles (21 Jul 2026) (launcher)
- UNITED24 Media: Ukraine's Deep-Strike Liutyi Drone in Action, in Photos (11 Mar 2025) (notes)
