Ukraine’s Indigenous “Vyrivnyuvach” Guided Bomb Scores First Frontline Strike

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

Footage documenting the precise strike was shared on the Sonyashnyk Telegram channel. During the operation, two domestic precision-guided bombs outfitted with wing correction kits successfully targeted and impacted Russian defensive trenches, according to Militarnyi.

Evidence points to the deployment of the Vyrivnyuvach precision-guided aerial bomb. The weapon utilizes modern guidance algorithms specifically engineered to ensure high-accuracy strikes against targets at significant distances. The Air Forces of Ukraine received their initial experimental consignment of these domestic guided bombs in May.

"This is not a copy of Western or Soviet solutions, but an original development by Ukrainian engineers for effective destruction of targets tens of kilometers deep after launch," the defense minister explained at the time.

The development process for Ukraine's guided bombs has been ongoing for some time. In 2025, Ukraine conducted initial tests of a guided aerial bomb deployed from a Su-24M tactical bomber. Official reports from those trials indicated that the weapon could successfully engage targets at distances up to 60 kilometers.

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This operational range was achieved by integrating universal planning and correction modules onto standard high-explosive aerial bombs. Engineering efforts were already underway during that period to implement technical solutions aimed at extending the maximum strike range of the weapons system up to 80 kilometers.

During the mid-May operations, Ukraine executed a record-scale drone attack targeting Moscow, which Russian media claimed involved between 500 and over 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles.

While the Ukrainian side traditionally maintained silence regarding the specifics, multiple strikes successfully bypassed Moscow’s multi-layered defense network—which included over 100 launchers for S-300, S-400, and S-500 systems alongside more than 50 Pantsir-S1/S2 units—ultimately damaging key military and oil infrastructure across the region.

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