Ukrainian Drones Turn Loaded Russian BM-27 Uragan Into a Fireball Before It Can Open Fire

Ukrainian National Guard drone operators destroyed a loaded Russian BM-27 Uragan multiple-launch rocket system while it was moving toward a firing position in the Novopavlivka sector, Donetsk region.

Lasar’s Group released footage of the strike on August 3. The unit said the operation took place in early July after its intelligence analysts identified an area used by Russian rocket artillery.

Strike-drone crews were then directed to the location and detected the Uragan while it was carrying ammunition and traveling toward a planned launch site.

The footage shows bomber drones striking the vehicle twice. The rocket launcher subsequently caught fire, causing its ammunition to detonate before the crew could deploy the system into a firing position.

Several rockets can be seen launching uncontrollably from the vehicle’s tubes at a nearly horizontal angle as the fire spreads through the launcher.

The BM-27 Uragan is a Soviet-designed 220 mm multiple-launch rocket system intended to strike personnel, armored vehicles, military positions, and other targets. Its standard ammunition includes 9M27F high-explosive fragmentation rockets and 9M27K cluster rockets.

The system carries 16 rockets and can engage targets at distances of up to approximately 35 kilometers. It can also deploy anti-personnel and anti-tank mines remotely.

Lasar’s Group is a Ukrainian National Guard unit specializing in unmanned operations against Russian equipment and reconnaissance drones.

In a separate operation reported in late July, the unit intercepted a Russian ZALA Z-20 reconnaissance drone at an altitude of 6,400 meters, marking one of the highest publicly documented drone-on-drone interceptions.

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