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Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi. Photo: Madyar

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“First 500 targets already marked”: Ukraine has a response plan if Belarus enters war, says drone forces commander

The comments come amid repeated warnings in Kyiv that Russia is seeking to draw Belarus deeper into the conflict through military coordination and planning discussions.

byBenjamin Murdoch

The image shows JSC “Angstrem” in Zelenograd, Moscow Oblast, a semiconductor manufacturer producing components from discrete transistors to modern microcontrollers and microprocessors. The company is under US sanctions. Source: Exilenova_Plus

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For first time in war, Ukrainian strikes begin worrying Russians more than front

Meanwhile, Russian state TV gave the largest Moscow attack of the war under a minute.

byOlena Mukhina

russian air-defense crews now hunted ukraine bolts rocket pods its long-range drones · post thermal view ukrainian drone firing unguided rockets ground target near myrnyi occupied crimea drone's green targeting

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Russian air-defense crews are now the hunted as Ukraine bolts rocket pods to its long-range drones

Ukrainian dorne forces' operators of the 1st Separate Center hit a protected node near Myrnyi, occupied Crimea, and released thermal video of the attack.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine hit its fourth russian ship month caspian sea time fsb border patrol boat · post project 10410 svetlyak sights ukrainian drone before strike near kaspiysk dagestan 17 2026 video

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Ukraine hits its fourth Russian ship of the mounth in the Caspian Sea, this time an FSB border patrol boat

The Project 10410 Svetlyak was struck near Kaspiysk in Russia's Republic of Dagestan, far from any front line.

byYuri Zoria

two more russian air defense systems gone along naval plane helicopter · post be-200 amphibious aircraft moments before ukrainian drone strike yeysk airbase krasnodar krai 15 2026 ukraine news reports

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Two more Russian air defense systems gone, along with a naval plane and helicopter

Drone forces destroyed a Tor-M2 in Luhansk Oblast and a Pantsir-S1 in Crimea, struck a ship in Berdyansk, destroyed the Be-200 amphibious aircraft and Ka-27 chopper in Russia's Yeysk.

byYuri Zoria

one radar sees 250 km out other measures altitude 300 range ukraine's drones just took both donetsk oblast · post p-18 near zelenyi yar moments before strike unmanned systems forces

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One radar sees 250 km out. The other measures altitude at 300 km range. Ukraine’s drones just took both out in Donetsk Oblast

Ukraine drone forces and SOF reported more of their middle-range strike across the occupied territories. Targets: radars, fuel depots, bases.

byYuri Zoria

pantsir tor two p-18 radars what ukraine's unmanned systems forces destroyed first 48 hours · post ukrainian middle-strike drone footage shows fires earlier strikes during same overnight operation against russian

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Pantsir and Tor anti-air systems, two radars: what Ukraine’s drone forces destroyed in the first 48 hours of May

The 1-2 May haul follows 38 Russian air defense and radar units the same forces destroyed in April alone, the SBS commander reported.

byYuri Zoria

breaking ukrainian drones struck russia’s mi-28 gunship mi-17 transport chopper 150 km frontline · post russian helicopter sights strike drone moments before impact field airstrip voronezh oblast russia 29 2026

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Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Mi-28 gunship and Mi-17 transport chopper 150+ km from the frontline

A joint operation by elite Ukrainian drone units and the SBU's Alpha special forces caught the rotorcraft refueling at a forward field airstrip in Russia's Voronezh Oblast on 29 April.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine drone forces scale up operational depth locomotives comms towers depots hit occupied regions three days · post russian locomotive crosshairs ukrainian fp-2 donetsk oblast 25 2026 video robert madyar

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Ukraine drone forces expand kill zone into occupied regions, commander says: Russia’s trains, comms towers, and depots struck

FP-2 mid-range drones did the work across occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts between 23 and 25 April, the SBS commander said.

byYuri Zoria

Explosion from Ukrainian drone strike targeting a Russian FSB facility in occupied Donetsk, 22 April 2026. Screenshot from video: Robert

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12 Russian FSB officers killed as Ukrainian drones hit “dirty war” command post in occupied Donetsk

Facility coordinated recruitment, sabotage, and operations against civilians in occupied areas, commander says.

byBenjamin Murdoch

ukraine building bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- operations both scaling up more units · post ukrainian soldier prepares fixed-wing long-range strike launch night ukraine's unmanned systems forces (sbs) world's

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Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

The drone forces say they already run more than 100,000 combat sorties a month. Now its commander is formally expanding the tiers that reach deepest into Russian territory.

byYuri Zoria

Aftermath of a Ukrainian drone struck on Russian military equipment, 16 April 2026. Screenshot from video: Robert

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Ukraine’s drone forces claim 16-target overnight strike – Iskander bases, air defenses, and a Rubikon workshop

The operation spanned Crimea, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia, coordinated through a newly established deep strike center.

byBenjamin Murdoch

Russian Buk-M1 air defense system as seen by Ukrainian drone before strike. Screenshot from video: Robert

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Magyar’s Birds took out a Buk-M1, wiped fuel stocks, and hit logistics in Luhansk – all in one night

A wave of coordinated Ukrainian drone strikes across three days also destroyed Orion drones in Crimea and a Buk-M3 in Luhansk Oblast.

byBenjamin Murdoch

hottest point 1200 km front — ukraine just held another week top commander says · post commander-in-chief oleksandr syrskyi (right) 1st national guard corps azov brigadier general denys redis prokopenko

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The hottest point on 1,200 km of front — and Ukraine just held it for another week, top commander says

Four brigades repelled 291 Russian attacks across multiple sub-sectors of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area, prompting a personal visit from the commander-in-chief.

byYuri Zoria

Thermal drone footage shows a Russian Buk-M3 self-propelled firing unit (left) and the secondary detonation of missiles on the adjacent Buk-M2 transporter-loader (right) struck by Ukraine's 413th Separate

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Ukraine destroyed Russia’s most capable Buk variant 50 km into Bryansk Oblast — 26 anti-air systems wrecked in March by drone forces alone

The two launchers were parked directly next to each other. The drone triggered a secondary detonation that destroyed both systems.

byYuri Zoria

Russian Ka-52 helicopter seen by a Ukrainian FPV drone before strike. Screenshot from video: Magyar on Telegram

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Ukrainian FPV drone downed Russian Ka-52 helicopter – then Magyar’s Birds came back to finish the crew

The fiber-optic drone couldn't be jammed. The pilots couldn't escape.

byBenjamin Murdoch

isw ukraine’s drones pressure russian command every level — tactical operational strategic likely disrupting spring offensive · post gunners ukraine's 100th mechanized brigade artillery brigade's ukraine has been imposing increasing

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ISW: Ukraine’s drones pressure Russian command at every level — tactical, operational, strategic — likely disrupting spring offensive

Ukrainian forces conducted 365 mid-range strikes between March 2025 and March 2026, a third of them in the last three months alone, using domestically produced drones.

byYuri Zoria

russia launched what start its spring offensive 17 — lost 900 troops 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along 100-kilometer front · post vehicle transporting fuel russian moments before ukrainian

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Russia launched what may be the start of its spring offensive on 17 March — and lost 900 troops in 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along a 100-kilometer front

Russian forces launched multi-sector assaults along the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts on 17–18 March, suffering heavy casualties without…

byYuri Zoria

air defense zoo ukraine's drones took out russian pantsir tor buk s-300v one night over occupied south · post pantsir-s1 (l) (r) systems sights ukrainian zaporizhzhia oblast 6 2026 unmanned

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“Air defense zoo”: Ukraine’s drones took out Russian Pantsir, Tor, Buk, and S-300V in one night over occupied south

Two separate units of Ukraine's drone forces struck Russian air defense assets across occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts overnight on 6 March, using domestic FP-2 drones.

byYuri Zoria

ukraine's drones flew three sorties minute — russia lost 8600+ more troops than recruited commander says · post ukrainian drone munition kills two russian assault near concertina wire fortifications video

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Ukraine’s drones flew three sorties per minute in January — Russia lost 8,600+ more troops than it recruited, commander says

The Unmanned Systems Forces commander reported 30,618 verified kills against 22,000 new Russian recruits, calling the negative balance "a minimum task" as the real target is 50,000 per month now.

byYuri Zoria

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“First 500 targets already marked”: Ukraine has a response plan if Belarus enters war, says drone forces commander

For first time in war, Ukrainian strikes begin worrying Russians more than front

Russian air-defense crews are now the hunted as Ukraine bolts rocket pods to its long-range drones

Ukraine hits its fourth Russian ship of the mounth in the Caspian Sea, this time an FSB border patrol boat

Two more Russian air defense systems gone, along with a naval plane and helicopter

One radar sees 250 km out. The other measures altitude at 300 km range. Ukraine’s drones just took both out in Donetsk Oblast

Pantsir and Tor anti-air systems, two radars: what Ukraine’s drone forces destroyed in the first 48 hours of May

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Mi-28 gunship and Mi-17 transport chopper 150+ km from the frontline

Ukraine drone forces expand kill zone into occupied regions, commander says: Russia’s trains, comms towers, and depots struck

12 Russian FSB officers killed as Ukrainian drones hit “dirty war” command post in occupied Donetsk

Ukraine is building a bigger deep-strike drone machine — middle- and deep-strike operations both scaling up, more units from May

Ukraine’s drone forces claim 16-target overnight strike – Iskander bases, air defenses, and a Rubikon workshop

Magyar’s Birds took out a Buk-M1, wiped fuel stocks, and hit logistics in Luhansk – all in one night

The hottest point on 1,200 km of front — and Ukraine just held it for another week, top commander says

Ukraine destroyed Russia’s most capable Buk variant 50 km into Bryansk Oblast — 26 anti-air systems wrecked in March by drone forces alone

Ukrainian FPV drone downed Russian Ka-52 helicopter – then Magyar’s Birds came back to finish the crew

ISW: Ukraine’s drones pressure Russian command at every level — tactical, operational, strategic — likely disrupting spring offensive

Russia launched what may be the start of its spring offensive on 17 March — and lost 900 troops in 36 hours without breaking through anywhere along a 100-kilometer front

“Air defense zoo”: Ukraine’s drones took out Russian Pantsir, Tor, Buk, and S-300V in one night over occupied south

Ukraine’s drones flew three sorties per minute in January — Russia lost 8,600+ more troops than it recruited, commander says

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