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Russian 'Yolka' interceptor: no night mode, no warhead mount, field payload improvised at 30–50 g

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Russian milblogger analysis citing frontline reports catalogues critical gaps in the ‘Yolka’ interceptor drone: weather restrictions limit operational windows, no night-capable variant exists, and the airframe has no mount for a standard warhead. Troops report improvising with 30–50 g of plastic explosive — the VOG-25 grenade (275 g) exceeds the drone’s payload capacity by roughly 5×, making adequate lethality a structural constraint rather than a configuration choice. A separate complaint names a large gap between the declared production cost and the purchase price charged to the Ministry of Defence.

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