Manufacturer catalog

Kuznya na Rybalskomu

Kuznya na Rybalskomu is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian shipbuilding and defense manufacturer with roots in the former Leninska Kuznya shipyard, tying the catalog to Ukrainian grenade-launcher production and small naval craft construction.

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Kuznya na Rybalskomu is a Kyiv shipbuilding and defense manufacturer whose public history reaches back to 1862. The plant spent decades under the Leninska Kuznya name before adopting the current location-based identity in 2017, a change reflected in English-language sources as Kuznya, Kuznia, or Plant Kuznya on Rybalsky.

The manufacturer is relevant to the catalog because its output spans crew-served armaments, armored artillery boats, fast assault craft, and legacy Soviet-era naval construction. Public sources connect the plant to the UAG-40 automatic grenade launcher, the Gyurza-M / Project 58155 gunboat series, the Project 58503 Centaur-LK fast assault craft, and Leninskaya Kuznitsa-built Project 1124 Grisha-family anti-submarine corvettes.

Corporate control also matters for sourcing the plant's modern period. Interfax-Ukraine reported that Ukraine's competition regulator permitted Sergiy Tigipko to acquire a controlling stake indirectly through Avins Limited in 2018, after earlier ownership through Prime Assets Capital.

shipbuildinginfantry weaponsarmored vehiclesremote weapon systems

Notable Systems

UAG-40 automatic grenade launcher, Belt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

UAG-40 automatic grenade launcher

Belt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcher

Ukrainian 40 mm automatic grenade launcher developed and manufactured by the plant.

Sources: ARES UAG-40 technical profile
Gyurza-M class gunboat / Project 58155, Small armored gunboat, Naval Systems

Gyurza-M class gunboat / Project 58155

Small armored gunboat

Small armored artillery boat series produced by Kuznya na Rybalskomu for the Ukrainian Navy; Naval News describes serial production at the private Kyiv shipyard and an eight-boat program ending with Bucha.

Sources: Naval News Gyurza-M factory-trials report
Project 58181 / Project 58503 Centaur-LK fast assault craft, Armored fast assault / landing craft, Naval Systems

Project 58181 / Project 58503 Centaur-LK fast assault craft

Armored fast assault / landing craft

Ukrainian fast assault craft launched at Kuznya na Rybalskomu, with Naval Today identifying the plant as a shipbuilding and arms manufacturing company behind the country's first Centaur-class assault boat.

Sources: Naval Today Centaur launch report
Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems

Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette

Anti-submarine corvette class

Soviet anti-submarine corvette family for which GlobalSecurity lists Leninskaya Kuznitsa Shipyard in Kyiv among the construction yards across several Project 1124 variants.

Sources: GlobalSecurity Project 1124 specifications

Manufacturer History

  1. Founded as a private stock company

    The plant's official history says it was founded in 1862 by production engineer Donat Fyodor Grigorievich.

    Sources: Plant history

  2. Renamed Leninska Kuznya

    The official history page records the 1924 renaming of the enterprise to Leninska Kuznya.

    Sources: Plant history

  3. Converted into a shipyard

    The plant's history notes that it became a shipyard in 1928, establishing the maritime-industrial role that still defines the company.

    Sources: Plant history

  4. Renamed Kuznya na Rybalskomu

    The official history page records the 2017 name change that replaced the Leninska Kuznya branding with the current location-based name.

    Sources: Plant history

  5. Centaur-class assault craft launched

    Naval Today reported that Kuznya na Rybalskomu launched Ukraine's first Centaur-class assault boat on September 14, 2018, identifying the company as a Ukrainian shipbuilding and arms manufacturing company.

    Sources: Naval Today Centaur launch report

  6. Regulator permitted Tigipko acquisition

    Interfax-Ukraine reported that the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine permitted Sergiy Tigipko to acquire control of the plant indirectly through Avins Limited.

    Sources: Interfax-Ukraine Tigipko acquisition approval

Website links
Official websitePlant historyInterfax-Ukraine ownership reportNaval News Gyurza-M production overview

Public English-language sources alternate between Kuznya on Rybalsky, Kuznia na Rybalskomu, Kusnja na Rybalskomu, Leninska Kuznya, Leninskaya Kuznitsa, and the Ukrainian legal name Завод «Кузня на Рибальському». The current canonical manufacturer name is kept as Kuznya na Rybalskomu while older names are used only where sources discuss earlier production periods.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official websitePublisher: Plant "Kuznya on Rybalsky" | Note: Supports the manufacturer's official English web presence, Kyiv address context, and shipbuilding-and-defense identity. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Plant historyPublisher: Plant "Kuznya on Rybalsky" | Note: Supports the 1862 founding, the 1924 Leninska Kuznya rename, the 1928 shipyard conversion, and the 2017 change to Kuznya na Rybalskomu. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Kuznya na Rybalskomu plant photo on CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the manufacturer image; the Commons file page identifies the photograph as the Kuznya na Rybalskomu plant in Kyiv and licenses it CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • ARES UAG-40 technical profilePublisher: Armament Research Services | Note: Supports Kuznya na Rybalskomu as developer and manufacturer of the UAG-40, explains the Leninska Kuznya-to-Kuznya name change, and connects the launcher to the plant's wider armaments work. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Naval News Gyurza-M factory-trials reportPublisher: Naval News | Note: Supports Kuznya na Rybalskomu serial production of Project 58155 Gyurza-M boats, prior Leninska Kuznya naming, final-boat chronology, and Project 58503 Centaur-LK construction pause context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Naval Today Centaur launch reportPublisher: Naval Today | Note: Supports the 2018 launch of Ukraine's first Centaur-class assault boat at Kuznya na Rybalskomu and describes the company as a shipbuilding and arms manufacturing company. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity Project 1124 specificationsPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Leninskaya Kuznitsa Shipyard in Kyiv as one of the yards associated with Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-family anti-submarine corvettes. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Interfax-Ukraine Tigipko acquisition approvalPublisher: Interfax-Ukraine | Note: Supports 2018 ownership context: Ukraine's competition agency permitted Sergiy Tigipko to acquire control of PrJSC Kuznya on Rybalsky Plant indirectly through Avins Limited. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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UAG-40 automatic grenade launcher, Belt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyUAG-40 automatic grenade launcherBelt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcherBuilt in: UkraineThe UAG-40 is a Ukrainian belt-fed automatic grenade launcher chambered for 40 x 53SR mm high-velocity ammunition. Developed and manufactured by Kuznya na Rybalskomu, it emphasizes low weight for a crew-served launcher; public sources document UAG-40s supplied to Ukraine's Defense Forces after 2022 and a captured example displayed by Boko Haram after an April 2016 ambush in Nigeria.

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Project 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvette, Anti-submarine corvette class, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 1124 Albatros / Grisha-class anti-submarine corvetteAnti-submarine corvette classBuilt in: Soviet Union / Ukraine / RussiaThe Project 1124 Albatros, known to NATO as the Grisha class, is a Soviet anti-submarine corvette family built for coastal ASW patrols, base protection, and convoy escort. The compact ships combined sonar, Osa-M point-defense missiles, torpedo tubes, and RBU-6000 launchers; Ukrainian Grisha-family hulls later became part of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War record through the Crimea naval seizures and the destruction of ex-Ukrainian Ternopil as a Russian Black Sea Fleet target ship in 2023.
Project 58181 / Project 58503 Centaur-LK fast assault craft, Armored fast assault / landing craft, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 58181 / Project 58503 Centaur-LK fast assault craftArmored fast assault / landing craftBuilt in: UkraineProject 58181 Centaur began as a Ukrainian armored landing-craft design derived from the Gyurza-M gunboat lineage and was revised during construction into Project 58503 Centaur-LK. Built at Kuznya na Rybalskomu for the Ukrainian Navy, the class combines a bow-ramp troop compartment, waterjet propulsion, armored crew and landing spaces, remote weapon stations, 80 mm rocket launchers, and wartime use as a small assault, evacuation, minelaying, and fire-support craft.