The R18 is a Ukrainian unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed to attack enemy targets with ammunition.

[2][9] On the first day of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, February 24, 2022, one of the combat units prepared equipment and moved to the area of the airfield in Hostomel.

[1] As of July 2022, 20 crews of R18 drones are working on the front lines of the Russo-Ukrainian War and have neutralized more than 100 units of enemy equipment.

[1][12] To use the R18 drone as a bomber, Soviet RKG-3 HEAT grenades are used or RKG-1600 bombs created on their basis by gunsmiths of the Mayak plant (weight of one is 1.6 kg),[5][13][14] both of which are capable of neutralizing lightly armored vehicles with an attack from above.

[16] It is noted that this was the first time when an Aerorozvidka attack drone was included in the combined combat training program.

It is noted that with the help of relatively cheap equipment, it is possible to inflict significant losses on the enemy:[21] «Ми розраховували, що $1, вкладений у виробництво дрона R18, завдає збитків на $1000 для ворога.

Якщо дрон вражає таку техніку як танк, він окупається за один виліт.