Direct proof of use
Qaem-series use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War is documented through Russian Mohajer-6 UAVs carrying Qaem-5 guided bombs. Defense Express reported on October 4, 2022 that Ukrainian specialists examined an almost intact Iranian Mohajer-6 and a thermal-guided Qaem-5 glide bomb after Ukrainian air-defense units recovered the aircraft from the water following a September 23, 2022 incident.
The second public incident came on May 26, 2024, when a Russian-operated Mohajer-6 crashed in Kursk Oblast near Ukraine. Kyiv Post reported that the aircraft carried a Qaem-5 guided aerial bomb and was believed to be headed toward an attack in Sumy region, while Army Recognition described the UAV as fully armed with Iranian Qaem-5 air-to-ground bombs.
Sources: Defense Express Mohajer-6 and Qaem-5 Recovery, Kyiv Post Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5, Army Recognition Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5
Dated milestones
The September 2022 recovery established that Russian forces had at least fielded Mohajer-6 aircraft with Qaem-5 munitions in the war. Defense Express said the Mohajer-6 was one of the Iranian drones bought by Russia and deployed to occupied Crimea, and that the recovered aircraft still had its Qaem-5 bomb in good condition.
The May 2024 Kursk crash showed the same weapon-aircraft pairing in a later border-war context. Kyiv Post placed the crash on Sunday, May 26, 2024, identified the munition as a Qaem-5, and reported that the drone was believed to be en route for an attack toward Sumy region. Army Recognition reported the same incident the next day and described the aircraft as a Mohajer-6 armed with Qaem-5 guided bombs.
Sources: Defense Express Mohajer-6 and Qaem-5 Recovery, Kyiv Post Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5, Army Recognition Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5
Role and carrier context
In this conflict, the Qaem record is tied to UAV-carried precision strike stores rather than to independent ground-launched or crewed-aircraft use. The documented carrier is the Iranian Mohajer-6 in Russian service, and the documented munition variant is Qaem-5.
Iran Press describes Qaem-5 as a smart glide bomb with TV, thermal/IR, laser, or combined optical-laser seeker options, a fragmentation warhead, a 20 kg total weight, and a range that varies with release altitude. That background is consistent with the Ukraine-war sources, which identify the recovered and crashed munitions as Qaem-5 air-to-ground or glide bombs mounted on Mohajer-6 UAVs.
The available public sources support fielding, carriage, and intended strike use. They do not by themselves confirm a successful Qaem bomb release or battle-damage result in Ukraine.
Sources: Iran Press Qaem Bomb Background, Defense Express Mohajer-6 and Qaem-5 Recovery, Kyiv Post Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5, Army Recognition Kursk Mohajer-6 Qaem-5
