Direct proof of use
Warmate use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War is documented through transfer reporting, manufacturer statements, and battlefield strike reports. Janes reported in November 2025 that a WB Group representative said thousands of Warmate-family loitering munitions had been delivered to Ukraine since 2014, and that the family had been repeatedly operated in GNSS-denied environments.
The clearest public strike evidence centers on Ukrainian attacks against Russian air-defense and radar systems in 2024. Defence24 reported that sensor footage from WB Warmate munitions showed two strikes against Russian Pantsir-S1 SHORAD systems and said Ukrainian Military Intelligence claimed both targets had been hit. Army Recognition and MILMAG later reported Warmate use against Russian Podlet-K1 and Repeynik radar systems.
Sources: Janes Warmate Deliveries to Ukraine, Defence24 Pantsir Strikes, Army Recognition Pantsir Strikes, MILMAG Radar Strikes
Dated milestones
On 6 January 2024, Ukrainian intelligence reported strikes on Russian Pantsir-S1 systems in Belgorod Oblast. Defence24, citing the Ukrainian release and leaked Warmate sensor footage, wrote that the Warmate systems were used on 6 January and that Ukrainian intelligence said both Pantsir systems were disabled by damage.
On 27 and 28 April 2024, Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate reported separate Warmate attacks against Russian radar targets. MILMAG wrote that the 27 April Podlet-K1 attack near Krasnaya Polana in Belgorod Oblast involved at least two Warmate combat drones, one hitting the operating radar antenna and another striking the command and power-supply cabin; it also reported a separate Warmate strike on a Repeynik radar.
Sources: Defence24 Pantsir Strikes, MILMAG Radar Strikes, Army Recognition Radar Strikes
Operational role
The sourced Ukrainian use case is precision one-way attack against Russian air-defense and sensor assets. Defence24 described the January 2024 Pantsir engagements as Warmate strikes against stationary air-defense systems with active radars, while Army Recognition described the targets as Pantsir-S1 systems stationed in Belgorod, Russia.
The April 2024 radar strikes show a similar role against detection and air-defense-support equipment rather than against general battlefield targets. Army Recognition reported that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense described Warmate attacks on the mobile 48Ya6-K1 Podlet-K1 and portable Repeynik radars, and MILMAG connected those reports to HUR releases on 27 and 28 April 2024.
Sources: Defence24 Pantsir Strikes, Army Recognition Pantsir Strikes, Army Recognition Radar Strikes, MILMAG Radar Strikes
Delivery and service context
Public delivery totals are not broken down by Ukrainian unit in the available sources, but Janes provides the clearest high-level transfer statement: a senior WB Group communications representative told Janes that thousands of Warmate-family loitering munitions had been delivered to Ukraine since 2014. WB Group separately described the Warmate family as combat-proven in high-intensity conflict in Ukraine.
The sources identify Ukraine as the operating side in the documented strikes. Defence24 states that Warmate is operated by the Polish and Ukrainian armed forces, while the strike reports attribute the 2024 Pantsir and radar attacks to Ukrainian military intelligence or the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
Sources: Janes Warmate Deliveries to Ukraine, WB Group Warmate 3 Contracts, Defence24 Pantsir Strikes, MILMAG Radar Strikes
