Ukraine Is Scaling Up “Vyrivniuvach"—Its 130-Km Guided Bomb Is Now Under Official Procurement

Ukraine has begun officially purchasing its domestically developed Vyrivniuvach guided aerial bomb for the Armed Forces after the weapon completed the required testing, as Kyiv moves to narrow Russia’s major advantage in glide-bomb warfare.

At the same time, Ukrainian defense developers are working on roughly 10 additional precision-guided air-launched weapons, Col. Vladyslav Voloshyn of the Armed Forces’ Central Directorate for Innovation told Ukrinform on August 17.

“The enemy’s average daily use of guided aerial bombs in 2025 was approximately 180 units, and now they have already reached more than 300 per day. Accordingly, our task is to level the situation not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively—and even gain an advantage over the enemy,” Voloshyn said.

According to Voloshyn, Ukrainian-made glide and guidance modules can turn conventional aerial bombs into precision weapons, while newer designs are intended to strike Russian targets at operational depth.

“Today, around a dozen promising examples of similar weapons are being developed in Ukraine. All domestic developments are significantly cheaper than their Western counterparts, and this will make it possible to rapidly scale up production,” he said.

The Ukrainian Air Force has already conducted hundreds of sorties to test the new weapon systems and guidance kits.

“So, the products have already passed all the necessary tests, confirmed their effectiveness, and are officially being procured for delivery to the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Voloshyn said.

The Vyrivniuvach was developed by Ukrainian company DG Industry.

The guided bomb carries a 250-kilogram, or roughly 550-pound, warhead and is designed to strike targets deeper behind Russian lines.

Its reported range is between 10 and 130 kilometers, or roughly 6 to 81 miles, depending on launch conditions.

The weapon is also reportedly nearly three times cheaper than the US-made JDAM, potentially allowing Ukraine to procure and employ it at much greater scale.

That cost advantage could become increasingly important as Russia expands its own use of guided aerial bombs. According to Voloshyn, Russian forces have gone from employing an average of about 180 such weapons per day in 2025 to more than 300 per day now.

Previously, newly developed Ukrainian guided aerial bombs launched from a MiG-29 fighter jet successfully struck a Russian frontline position in June 2026.

During the operation, two domestic precision-guided bombs outfitted with wing correction kits successfully targeted and impacted Russian trenches.

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