Ukraine’s military intelligence has released information on more than 20 Russian unmanned surface vessel projects.
Ukraine’s military intelligence has released an overview of more than 20 Russian unmanned surface vessel (USV) projects, documenting their potential use in surveillance, mine warfare, logistics, and attack missions.
Some have reportedly been tested, delivered, or placed in production, while others have appeared only as prototypes or exhibition models.
Ukrainian intelligence added that the country considers Russian USV production facilities legitimate military targets.
The disclosure follows Kyiv’s June launch of TrophyLab, a platform giving approved users access to data obtained from captured Russian military equipment.
Authorized participants include local defense companies, military units, research institutions and international partners.
Russian USVs
The projects cover both support and combat roles, with designs ranging from survey boats to explosive craft, armed platforms and carriers for first-person view (FPV) drones.
Russia reportedly delivered two Katran prototypes to a Black Sea Fleet unit in March 2025.
The aluminum-hulled vessel is designed for reconnaissance, radar surveillance, logistics, and strikes.
Its developers also claim that a carrier variant could transport dozens of FPV drones over distances of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) before serving as a communications relay.
Meanwhile, the Murena-300S is intended for a similar range of combat and support missions, including reconnaissance, patrols, mine-laying, and mine-clearance operations.
It can also serve as an explosive attack craft or FPV drone carrier.
The vessel is shown with a tethered observation drone and a Starlink antenna, while another version carries two lightweight torpedoes.
Its claimed range is 500 kilometers (311 miles), with a payload of up to 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds).
The Vizir-700, meanwhile, was initially presented for a different role.
It first appeared as a hydrographic survey craft in 2022 before Russia displayed it the following year as an explosive-attack boat, naval drone interceptor, and transport platform.
The vessel can reportedly carry up to 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds), travel 220 kilometers (137 miles), and reach 80 kilometers/50 miles per hour.
The overview also describes a vessel jointly developed by companies from Russia, Belarus, and China with support from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Business Club.
Russia’s Composite Shipbuilding produced the hull using materials supplied by China’s Sino Polymer, while Belarusian company KVAND IS developed the software and control system.
