Blyskavka is a Ukrainian fixed-wing strike UAV from Vyriy Industries, developed from captured Russian Molniya-family design ideas but rebuilt with Ukrainian electronics, warheads, and production standardization. Sources document Ukrainian Special Operations Forces deliveries, Ukrainian Defense Forces fielding, a 40 km recorded combat-use strike with a 9 kg warhead, and a later aerodynamic fairing that increased range while retaining a low-cost catapult-launched twin-propeller airframe.
Ukrainian World Congress reported 200 Blyskavka drones delivered to a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit, while Vyriy reported that the system was used by more than 60 Ukrainian units and had a recorded combat-use strike with a 9 kg warhead at 40 km.
Role detailsPublic sources describe Blyskavka as a catapult-launched fixed-wing FPV system with ground-control and repeater compatibility, rather than a hand-launched quadcopter-style FPV drone.
Vyriy lists pneumatic-catapult launch; its DOT-Chain/Brave1 blog reports 10 minutes for deployment and 5 minutes for packing down.
The official page lists ELRS control and analog video channels with frequencies on request; Vyriy adds compatibility with company ground stations and repeaters.
Vyriy lists manual targeting with automatic target lock/re-lock capability, while the marketplace blog described optional automatic capture and guidance functions.
Sources: Vyriy Blyskavka product page; Vyriy DOT-Chain Blyskavka blog.
UNITED24 Media reported that Ukrainian engineers had reverse-engineered Russia's Molniya loitering munition into a Ukrainian Blyskavka version intended for low-cost strike missions.
Sources: UNITED24 Blyskavka clone report
Ukrainian World Congress reported delivery of 200 Ukrainian-made Blyskavka fixed-wing FPV strike drones to a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit.
Sources: Ukrainian World Congress SOF delivery
Vyriy reported that Blyskavka had been codified, admitted to DOT-Chain Defence and Brave1 Market sales channels, and used by more than 60 units.
Sources: Vyriy DOT-Chain Blyskavka blog
Mezha reported that Vyriy's codified POPCORN initiation board was being installed on all company products, specifically naming the Blyskavka strike UAV.
Sources: Mezha POPCORN report
Vyriy's official Blyskavka page listed public specifications including payload, speed, altitude, launch method, electro-optical equipment, automatic target lock/re-lock capability, and anti-jamming features.
Sources: Vyriy Blyskavka product page
Ukrainska Pravda and Mezha reported that an upgraded Blyskavka with an aerodynamic fairing was presented at the Wild Drones exhibition and that the fairing increased estimated range by about 30%.
Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Blyskavka upgrade report, Mezha Blyskavka upgrade report
Blyskavka is best read as a Ukrainian wartime adaptation of the same low-cost fixed-wing strike-drone problem represented by Russia's Molniya, not as a direct catalog variant of that Russian system. Vyriy and Ukrainian reporting describe a trophy-derived concept reworked with Ukrainian electronics, warhead options, codification, and serial-production changes.
UWC reported a 200-drone delivery to a Ukrainian Special Operations Forces unit; Vyriy reported use by more than 60 units.
Sources: Ukrainian World Congress SOF delivery; Vyriy DOT-Chain Blyskavka blog.
Vyriy describes the system for protected targets including shelters, fortifications, warehouses, stationary communications nodes, and other hardened objects.
The conflict row uses this as Ukrainian fielding evidence, not as proof of every individual strike.
May 2026 reporting described an aerodynamic fairing that improved control and increased estimated range by about 30%, while keeping the platform in a low-cost segment.
Sources: Ukrainska Pravda Blyskavka upgrade report; Mezha Blyskavka upgrade report.
