Luch Skif

The Luch Skif, also known as Stugna-P, is a Ukrainian anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system designed to destroy modern armored targets. While primarily an ATGM, it can also engage low-speed, low-altitude aerial targets such as helicopters.

Developed in the early 2000s by the Kyiv-based Luch Design Bureau, the system was created to modernize Ukraine's precision-strike capabilities and reduce reliance on legacy Soviet-era weaponry. It was officially adopted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2011 under the domestic designation 'Stugna-P,' while the 'Skif' name was utilized for export variants developed in collaboration with Belarus. The system saw its first combat deployment during the war in Donbas in 2014, but achieved widespread international recognition during the 2022 Russian invasion, where operators leveraged its unique remote-control console to safely engage hostile forces from entrenched positions. Today, it remains in active production and service, celebrated as a cornerstone of Ukraine's domestic defense industry and a highly effective asymmetric warfare asset.