Direct proof of use
The clearest public record for KVERTUS AD KRAKEN-U in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War is a 1 August 2024 DniproTV report that Dnipro transferred 14 KVERTUS KRAKEN-U electronic-warfare systems to Ukraine's Defense Forces, alongside FPV drones and charging stations. A separate local report by Nashe Misto, citing Dnipro city authorities, described the same batch as delivered to the combat zone and linked it to front-line protection against enemy drones.
The recipient quoted in the DniproTV report was identified as a serviceman of Ukraine's State Special Transport Service. He described the newly received Kvertus electronic-warfare systems as needed by troops at the front line and connected them to protecting personnel and equipment while units carried out assigned missions.
Sources: DniproTV KRAKEN-U transfer report, Nashe Misto KRAKEN-U delivery report
Timeline
Kvertus' product page for KRAKEN-U was published in 2024 and describes the system as a portable, high-power multiband electronic-warfare package for countering FPV drones and UAVs carrying explosives. On 2 July 2024, Kvertus said Ukrainian Armored Vehicles was installing KVERTUS electronic-warfare equipment on NOVATOR armored vehicles so crews would be better protected from FPV drone attacks during combat missions.
On 1 August 2024, Dnipro media reported the transfer of 14 KRAKEN-U systems to Ukraine's Defense Forces. The reports framed the systems as front-line electronic-warfare equipment requested by military units and intended to counter different drone models.
Sources: KVERTUS AD KRAKEN-U product page, Kvertus-Ukrainian Armor cooperation article, DniproTV KRAKEN-U transfer report, Nashe Misto KRAKEN-U delivery report
Operational role
The documented battlefield role is portable counter-UAV electronic warfare for Ukrainian forces. Kvertus describes KRAKEN-U as a nine-channel system for disrupting FPV drones and explosive-carrying UAVs, with directional and omnidirectional antenna options and a stated directional range of up to 2,000 m under the manufacturer's conditions.
The conflict-use sources support transfer and intended front-line employment rather than a verified kill chain or named engagement. They separate KRAKEN-U from the FPV drones delivered in the same aid package: KRAKEN-U is described as protective electronic-warfare equipment, while the FPV drones are separate donated systems.
Sources: KVERTUS AD KRAKEN-U product page, DniproTV KRAKEN-U transfer report, Nashe Misto KRAKEN-U delivery report
Vehicle and force-protection context
Kvertus' July 2024 cooperation note does not identify KRAKEN-U by model, but it is relevant to Kraken-family conflict use because the parent weapon record already cites it for Kvertus' statement that Kraken electronic-warfare equipment was being installed on NOVATOR armored vehicles. The stated purpose was crew protection from FPV drone attacks and support for combat missions.
Together, the Dnipro transfer reports and Kvertus' vehicle-installation statement place the KRAKEN-U family in Ukraine's wider wartime effort to protect personnel, vehicles, and front-line units from small UAVs and FPV attacks.
Sources: Kvertus-Ukrainian Armor cooperation article, DniproTV KRAKEN-U transfer report, Nashe Misto KRAKEN-U delivery report
