Armed Forces of Ukraine Receive Peklo Long-Range Missile-Drones

6 December, 2024 Ukrainian missile-drone Peklo. Photo: Herman Smetanin President Volodymyr Zelensky has solemnly handed over the first batch of the latest Peklo (Hell -Ed.) long-range missile-drones with a range of 700 kilometers to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Ukrinform news agency reported on this. The Ukrainian military concern Ukroboronprom has presented a new Peklo long-range munition, which is classified by the developers as a missile-drone. Its maximum flight range is over 700 kilometers, and its jet engine can reach 700 km/h.

Other specifications of the new development are not disclosed due to security restrictions. However, the participants of the event reported that its effectiveness is not inferior to certain types of Russian cruise missiles at a much lower cost.

Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksandr Syrsky and representatives of the Ministry of Strategic Industry next to the Peklo drones, December 6, 2024. Photo: Herman Smetanin

Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin said that the first batch of missiles, several dozen units, had already been handed over to the Defense Forces.

"The Ukrainian manufacturer created the drone-missile from scratch in record time - within a year. The product has already been successfully used in combat," he said.

Jet engine of the Peklo drone-missile. Photo: Herman Smetanin

The exact number of drones has not been disclosed, but according to the markings on the UAVs, the number of units produced has already reached 60.

Smetanin added that the Peklo is already being mass-produced and continues to be improved.

Work is constantly underway to increase the level of protection of the product from the effects of EW, improve performance and accuracy of the destruction.

In addition, new types of warheads are being developed for Peklo to expand the list of possible targets.