Jun 12, 2026
Russian Telegram
Russian social media has been circulating images of a Ukrainian drone bomb which is square with a metal point like the ground spike for a fence post. This is a penetrating weapon, as a sticker on the bomb proclaims, and it has Russian military bloggers worried. Now nowhere is safe.
FPVs and drone bombing have driven Russian forces underground into bunkers and forced them to cover roads and facilities with nets, wire cages and steel mesh. A few weeks ago Russian reports started circulating of a new drone bomb punching through such defenses. The new images suggest that this weapon is now being produced at scale, and a Ukrainian video shows it in action.
Bunker Busting Basics
Ukraine operates a fleet of heavy bomber multicopters of various types, notably the Vampire, but also Kazhan (“Bat”), Heavy Shot and Nemesis. The Russians call them by the generic term of Baba Yaga. Vampire can deliver a 33-pound bombload to a target ten miles away.
Another ingenious device created by Ukrainians. Besides the capabilities already mentioned by Igor, they are also square-shaped in cross-section. That saves space for carrying the maximum number of bombs per drone. The AFU made two improvements at once.