Ukraine's intelligence operatives have successfully extended their drone operations to cover distances of 3,500 kilometers into the heart of Siberia.
The Main Intelligence Directorate, known as HUR, released the claim on May 30, 2026. This range places all of European Russia and the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk inside the operational envelope of Ukrainian unmanned aircraft.
Ukraine's previous verified long-range record stood at 1,750 kilometers. That mark was set during the February 2026 SBU strike on the Ukhta refinery in the Komi Republic.
HUR long-range drone group leader Vector described the shift in capability. "Any territory of Russia up to the Urals is reachable for us... Ukrainian unmanned aircraft that once struggled to fly 1,000 kilometers are now launched in the hundreds," he told 24 Kanal.
Euromaidan Press first reported the HUR statement detailing the 3,500 km figure and the Krasnoyarsk reach. Ground News aggregated coverage across multiple outlets tracking the announcement.
The increase from prior limits below 1,000 km to the current 3,500 km demonstrates rapid iteration in airframe design, propulsion, and guidance systems under operational constraints. Law enforcement and critical infrastructure protection units tracking unmanned aerial threats should note the expanded radius when updating detection and mitigation planning.
Geographic references in the announcement include the Ural Mountains as a practical boundary and Krasnoyarsk as the easternmost named target. These locations illustrate the systems' ability to transit multiple Russian federal districts.
