Ukraine has struck the Russian electronic intelligence unit Rubicon (also spelled Rubikon) in the occupied areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. This is the most elite drone center, focused on eliminating Ukrainian operators and operating in hot spots along the front, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.
These efforts have made unmanned systems a key part of Moscow’s military strategy, giving it an advantage in scale and coordination that Ukraine often struggles to match.
“5,000 fighters and large funds”: laboratory of Russian army innovations
According to experts, Rubikon has roughly 5,000 fighters and significant financial resources. The unit has become a hub of innovation for the Russian army, developing new tactics and technologies.
Earlier, LIGA.net reported that Russian military intelligence and the Russian Minister of Defense, Andrey Belousov, are behind the center, according to an officer of Ukrainian defense intelligence with the callsign “Azimut".
Russia is actively recruiting personnel to the unit through incentives and a youth program connected to United Russia, training thousands of 16–17-year-old future drone pilots who will be mobilized at 18.
One of the Ukrainian officers added that Rubikon demonstrates “strong political will and significant involvement” of Russian intelligence services in the direct organization of this structure.
The unit has the capability to conduct more complex, riskier, and more systematic strikes deep into Ukrainian battle formations.
Strikes on space communications and radar stations in occupied territories
The Ukrainians have also launched a deadly assault on a long-range space communications center, several air defense facilities, and Russian manpower.
“Ukrainian units struck a long-range space communications center in the area of Vitine on the night of March 2,” the General Staff reveals.
A Podlyot-K1 radar station has also been hit near Vynohradne in temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea.
In addition, in the temporarily occupied part of Luhansk Oblast, radar stations Kasta 2E2 (Liubime settlement) and Yastreb A-V (Topoli settlement) were struck yesterday.
Earlier, Ukraine discovered that Russian forces are transforming into “biological robots” on the battlefield. On the front, Russian infantry is enhanced through specialized drugs.
These changes are also supported by extensive use of strong Kevlar protection. Full-body Kevlar covers stop small fragments from low-yield UAV munitions. In some cases, specialized Kevlar cloaks are also used.
