Murom-M
Mobile observation post with day and thermal cameras on a mast (not a radar)
A transportable observation post made by the Russian company Stilsoft (Stavropol): a long-range zoom camera and a thermal imager on a pan-tilt head atop a telescopic mast, battery-powered, with a wireless link to a remote post. Since spring 2023 the system has been deployed along almost the whole front; according to Ukrainian intelligence it is used to adjust artillery fire and to guide sabotage and reconnaissance groups. It is cheap (≈ USD 50,000) and therefore a favourite target for Ukrainian FPV drones. Note: the manufacturer's catalogue lists 'Murom' and 'Murom-P'; the name 'Murom-M' comes from Ukrainian reporting.
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- Layout
- Camera head on a telescopic mast; no vehicle, carried in cases
- Power
- Battery pack (200 Ah); variants also on mains, solar or generator power
- Dimension sources
- Militarnyi; Army Recognition — exact mast dimensions not found
General
- Role
- Persistent day and night observation of the contact line and supply routes; fire direction for artillery
- Manufacturer
- Stilsoft (Stavropol); catalogue name AMKVTN 'Murom' (autonomous mobile video and thermal surveillance complex)
- Set-up
- 3 people, ≈ 2 hours; carried in transport cases, can also be placed on towers or lifts
- Price
- ≈ USD 50,000 (≈ 4.5 million roubles) per unit — Ukrainian estimate
Sensors
- Day camera
- Person up to ≈ 10 km — Ukrainian figure
- Thermal imager
- Person ≈ 4 km, vehicle ≈ 8 km (Army Recognition: up to 7.9 km); stationary versions up to 15 km according to Ukraine's National Guard — uncertain
- Link
- Wireless link to a remote post; target tracks can be shown on a map
- Drones
- No published detection range for drones and no known counter-UAS role
- Variants
- Murom-P: according to a catalogue passage it adds radar, according to Militarnyi it is camera and thermal imager only in three configurations; Ukrainian reports often mix up M and P
Employment & threat
- Employment
- Since spring 2023 along the whole front: the left bank of the Dnipro (Kherson), Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv/Vovchansk, Lyman and the Belgorod/Kursk border area
- Losses (claims)
- Frequently destroyed, mostly by FPV or kamikaze drones: Aug 2023 (Steel Border brigade, Kharkiv), the thirteenth unit claimed by the Steel Frontier brigade near Kharkiv (Feb 2024), the Dnipro left bank (29 Feb 2024), the southern front (Apr 2025, Jan 2026) and, most recently, border guards on the Prydniprovske axis (29 Oct 2026) — sources include Ukrinform, Ukrainska Pravda, DPSU, ArmyInform, RU Mil Tracker e-20261030-s16; Ukrainian claims, not independently confirmed
- Countermeasure
- FPV drones and loitering munitions, artillery; smoke and camouflage against optical observation
- Threat level
- Medium — cheap, persistent observation that directs fire
News archive 1
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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«Прикордонники FPV-дронами знищили „Муром-М“, транспорт і особовий склад противника» (ArmyInform: 'Border guards destroy a Murom-M, vehicles and personnel with FPV drones')
ArmyInform reports that Ukrainian border guards on the Prydniprovske (Dnipro) axis keep hitting Russian positions with FPV drones. The State Border Guard Service published strike video. According to the report, drone operators hit enemy positions and destroyed vehicles, personnel and a Murom-M long-range electro-optical surveillance system. Murom-M is a cam…