#Molniya-M
💥 Unmanned systems forces hit a number of strategic enemy targets

- Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev.
- An experimental A-60 aircraft.
- Enterprise for the production of UAVs "Molniya" - "Atlant Aero".
- Novorossiysk seaport.
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
3/production buildings covering 4,000 m² caught fire and a warehouse of finished Molniya drones was destroyed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
September 13, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The attack also targeted a fuel storage facility at Taganrog Severny airfield.A 1,000-ton storage tank caught fire

A strike was also carried out on Atlant Aero LLC,a manufacturer of UAVs. Production facilities covering 4,000 m²caught fire.A warehouse containing finished Molniya UAVs was destroyed."
September 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Space Force orbit data show the Meridian-M satellite launched yesterday in a 996 x 39714 km x 62.8 deg 'Molniya' orbit as expected
April 4, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Unmanned systems forces hit a number of strategic enemy targets

- Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev.
- An experimental A-60 aircraft.
- Enterprise for the production of UAVs "Molniya" - "Atlant Aero".
- Novorossiysk seaport.

Work continues..
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gerakl (Heracles) project of Molniya for giant triplane freighter, hanging payload or pod under arched centreline between twin fuselages carrying lifting foreplane and tail. Designer Lozino-Lozinskiy said it could carry 1.5 x payload of An-225. Original dimensions - Span 90.4 m, length over 73.4 m.
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The enemy used:
• (300×) “Geran-2” / Shahed-136 UAVs;
• (353×) “Gerbera” / “Parodiya” / “Molniya”-type UAVs.

❗️ 29 out of 34 Kh-101 / Iskander-K / Kalibr cruise missiles;
☄ 1 out of 14 9M723 Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles;
🚀 0 out of 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aero-ballistic hypersonic missiles.
December 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Unmanned systems forces hit a number of strategic Russian targets

- Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev.
- An experimental A-60 aircraft.
- Enterprise for the production of UAVs "Molniya" - "Atlant Aero".
- Novorossiysk seaport.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
È stato condotto anche un attacco su Atlant Aero LLC, produttore di UAV. Impianti produttivi su 4.000 m² hanno preso fuoco. Un magazzino contenente UAV Molniya finiti è stato distrutto."
September 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ukraine's drone mothership story starts in November 2023. Ukrainian FPVs needed more range, so engineers built carriers.

18 months later, Russian Molniya drones are doing the exact same thing--but they're expendable and have shorter range: euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/05/m...
Kyiv, we have a problem: Russia just reverse-engineered Ukraine’s drone motherships
Now Moscow can strike deep behind the front, using Ukraine’s own tactics against them.
euromaidanpress.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense contacted SpaceX of detecting Starlink on Russian drones over Ukrainian cities, Defense Minister Fedorov says.

Russia began integrating Starlink terminals into Shahed, Gerbera, BM35, Molniya strike drones, according to drone expert
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/29/m...
Ministry of Defense and SpaceX working to resolve Starlink use on Russian drones – Fedorov
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense contacted SpaceX within hours of detecting Russian drones with Starlink connectivity over Ukrainian cities and proposed specific measures to block unauthorized use,…
euromaidanpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
El desglose de misiones desde 1965 queda así:
3 misiles ICBM R-7A
6 Vostok-2
166 Vosjod
79 Vostok-2M
229 Mólniya-M
8 Soyuz-M
435 Soyuz-U
19 Soyuz-2.1a
43 Soyuz-2.1b
12 Soyuz-2.1v
December 4, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Russia is increasingly deploying new incendiary munitions. The 2 kg DZB-2 smoke-incendiary munition can be carried by Molniya UAVs and FPV drones, with a claimed 30 m effective radius and 1–2 minute burn time. It is produced by the Research Institute of Applied Chemistry.
August 27, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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#Espazioa
August 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
"Molniya-1" and "Molniya-2" strike drones. 10 and 86 interceptions of each model.
M-1 is obsolete version of M-2.
M-1 has 1 propeller in the front(A) and "П-shaped" form of the wing(B). While M-2 has 2 propellers on wings and perfect rectangle shape of the wing. M-2 can have aerodynamic body cap.
May 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
ロシア、ソユーズ2.1aで軍民両用の通信衛星を打ち上げ モルニヤ軌道へ投入
sorae.info/ssn/20260404...

・ロケット:Soyuz 2.1a / Fregat-M
・打ち上げ日時:日本時間 2026年4月3日15時28分
・発射場:プレセツク宇宙基地(ロシア)
・ペイロード:Meridian-M No.21L

今回のペイロードは軍民両用の通信衛星「Meridian-M」11号機とされています。Meridian(メリディアン)は旧ソ連時代の通信衛星「Molniya(モルニヤ)」の後継にあたる衛星シリーズです
ロシア、ソユーズ2.1aで軍民両用の通信衛星を打ち上げ モルニヤ軌道へ投入
ロシアの国営宇宙企業Roscosmos(ロスコスモス)は、日本時間2026年4月3日にプレセツク宇宙基地から「Soyuz 2.1a(ソユーズ2.1a)」ロケットを打ち上げ、搭載していた通信衛星を所定の軌道へ投入したと報告しています
sorae.info
April 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
LAUNCH of Artika-M No. 2 polar weather satellite from Baykonur at 0917 UTC Dec 16 on a Soyuz-2-1b/Fregat to a Molniya orbit. Two objects cataloged in 1369 x 39264 km x 63.3 deg and 1522 x 39279 km x 63.3 deg orbits.
December 16, 2023 at 7:11 PM
"An analysis of satellite imagery published after the August 14, 2026 attack on Novorossiysk has identified most of the vessels present there at the time of the attack.

The following vessels were identified at the Novorossiysk naval base...
August 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Pour stats: 4 autre cas de 2 échecs d'un même pays en 24h
1) 26/4/1963: Thor DM-21 Agena-D OPS 1008 & Scout X-2M OPS 1298
2) 27/9/1967: Kosmos-3M Zaliv-GVM #2 & Proton-K Zond 4a
3) 5/3/1971: Kosmos-2I DS-P1-Yu No.39 & Voskhod Zenit-2M
4) 21/6/2005: Molniya-M/ML Molniya-3K 12L & Volna Cosmos 1
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
PHOTO: A Molniya, Russian winged one-way attack drone, stuck unexploded in an anti-drone cover in a near-frontline area of Ukraine.

Looks like a toy (that pole is less than 4 m high, and the net was originally meant to catch fish), but this toy has a range of up to 20 km, can disable a tank.
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Boo (F)
Kasmicheskaya (F)
Murkins (F)
Killer (M)
Princess (F)
Lisik (M)
Molniya (M)
Murzik (M)
Rhizhik (M)
Moosik (F)

If some of the names seem funny, its because they're transliterated
August 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Russia just copied Ukraine’s drone mothership tech—and wiped out a key Ukrainian advantage
Now Moscow can strike deep behind the front, using Ukraine’s own tactics against them

euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/05/m...
Russia just copied Ukraine's drone mothership tech—and wiped out a key Ukrainian advantage
Russia adopts Ukraine's drone mothership technology after first encountering it in November 2023. Molniya carriers extend FPV range to 40km behind lines.
euromaidanpress.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Of deze: ‘Russia has reworked its battery-powered Molniya one-way drone to carry and release FPV quadcopters. UA EW specialist Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov published images showing the warhead replaced with reinforced batteries and FPVs mounted on an external rack’. euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/05/m...
Kyiv, we have a problem: Russia just reverse-engineered Ukraine's drone motherships
Russia adopts Ukraine's drone mothership technology after first encountering it in November 2023. Molniya carriers extend FPV range to 40km behind lines.
euromaidanpress.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Ships likely to join the Russian Navy in 2025:
1. Pr. 12700 Alexandrit-class minesweeper Afanasiy Ivannikov(625)
2. Pr. 21631 Buyan-M Class missile corvette Stavropol (555)
3. Pr. 22160 Vasiliy Bykov-class patrol ship Viktor Velikiy(417)
4. Pr. 12418 Molniya/Tarantul-class missile corvette Stupinets
January 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Starlink terminals reaching Russian drones through third countries, investigation reveals
Starlink terminals reaching Russian drones through third countries, investigation reveals
This is according to an investigation by InformNapalm.It is known that two years ago, Russia experimentally began equipping drones with Starlink satellite systems to circumvent Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.Documented cases of Starlink use on Russian UAVs include:Geran - long-range kamikaze drones (up to 2,000 km); Starlink terminals were found on downed specimens in 2024-2026.Molniya - tactical FPV drones (up to 50-60 km), adapted for reconnaissance and strikes, including with Starlink Mini; actively deployed by the Russian Rubicon unit since December 2025.VM-35 - long-range drone (up to 500 km), documented with Starlink in January 2026 during strikes on Dnipro and Odesa.Despite Elon Musk's official claims that SpaceX does not sell Starlink terminals to Russia "directly or indirectly," the equipment continues to arrive through parallel import schemes, bypassing the ban on direct deliveries.An OSINT investigation by Nordsint revealed that the parallel import scheme involves:Using Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and Southeast Asian countries as transit points;Activating terminals through accounts registered outside Russia;Legalizing equipment using fictitious or falsified customs declarations.The author of the Nordsint investigation shared with InformNapalm a copy of an air waybill obtained from Emaross Group FZE. It confirms that in May 2024, equipment was shipped from Dubai World Central (UAE) to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) — a route previously implicated in smuggling schemes to Russia. This practice typically involves deliberate misclassification of equipment: in the waybill, Starlink terminals are listed as "routers and adapters" with HS code 87089900, which corresponds to auto parts rather than telecommunications equipment. As a result, batches of Starlink accumulate and reach Russia, where they are subsequently used in military operations against Ukraine.On January 27, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed the fact that Russians have begun equipping drones with Starlink satellite systems.
global.espreso.tv
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM