Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) announced on 31 October 2025 that they are opening 15,000 new positions, half of which are available for specialists from civilian life.
Drone forces expanding recruitment
Major Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, SBS commander of Ukraine, said the drone units currently make up just 2% of the military but account for 35% of verified strikes against Russian targets. He described the force as a “system that works” and announced its expansion. Brovdi declared that drones are now “waiting for pilots, not the other way around,” urging Ukrainians to join one of the twelve SBS units.
He announced over 15,000 vacancies, emphasizing that many are suited for people with skills from civilian life, such as electronics, programming, construction, or project management. “It is time to scale the system,” Brovdi said in his recruitment video, highlighting that the goal is to increase the SBS share within the Defense Forces from 2% to 5%.
According to Army Inform, the SBS is credited with causing roughly one-third of all verified Russian losses. Brovdi stated that the force has “buried every third Russian worm” and vowed that soon it would be “every second.”
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