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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.
$60 million gone: Russian early-warning radar burns in Belgorod Oblast as Ukraine’s anti-air hunt continues
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone automated terminal attack capability hit the antenna module, likely keeping the system offline for expensive repairs.
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.
Ukraine’s drone forces count their air defense kills by the fortnight — 12 in the first two weeks of April alone
BS commander Robert Brovdi's video release shows the pace of Ukraine's systematic anti-air campaign: Tor-M1s in Mariupol and Luhansk, a Pantsir-S1 in Donetsk Oblast, rear bases, ammo depots — four units, 14 days, 12 systems.
Putin fortifies his family’s home. Seven new missile towers went up in single day
Seven new Pantsir went up at Putin’s residence in Valdai in a single day. The total is now 27. Ukraine hasn't struck there—yet.
Russia’s KRONA just entered testing. Ukraine and its allies need to move faster
Kalashnikov built an anti-drone system with two guidance types
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.
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.
Ukraine’s drones killed a Tor in Donetsk. Then a Grad in Zaporizhzhia. Same day.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces carried out both strikes in coordination with the Center for Deep Strikes.
“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.
Ukraine’s “Ghosts” hit Russian patrol ship, S-400 radar, helicopter in Crimea in February raids
Ukraine's military intelligence released video of the precision strikes, which hit naval and air defense targets throughout February.
Russia’s Pantsir was guarding S-400 SAM system from drones in Crimea — Ukrainian drones destroyed them both in one night
Ukrainian SOF's Middle Strike unit knocked out the S-400's launcher, its 92N6E radar station, and auxiliary components using drones. The unit's rones also destroyed the Pantsir-S1 that covered the site from drone attack.
One kilometer from Donetsk, a Russian Tor air defense system was hunting Ukrainian drones — until drones hunted it
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed two Tors overnight and set an oil depot ablaze in occupied Luhansk, where the fire was still burning six hours later
Ukraine destroys Buks concealed by Russians in wooded terrain of Kharkiv Oblast. It’s same type of system that killed 298 people on MH17 (VIDEO)
Ukrainian soldiers from the 8th Corps of the Air Assault Forces destroyed two Russian Buk surface-to-air missile systems.…
Ukraine destroys six Russian air defense systems in 48 hours — with drones they were meant to stop (VIDEO)
Commander Brovdi noted the 10+ kg warheads leave "no chance" for the lightly armored but expensive Russian equipment.
Ukraine destroys two more Russian jets at Belbek after hitting radars and MiG-31 days earlier
Ukraine's second strike on Crimea airfield in days costs Russia $70 million more.
Ukrainian drones strike deep into Belgorod, wiping out Russia’s prized S-400 launchers (VIDEO, MAP)
Two launchers of the advanced anti-air system near Verkhny Olshanets were obliterated by Ukraine’s Black Forest artillery brigade.
Ukraine’s drones destroy MiG-31 jet, anti-air system, and radars at Belbek base in occupied Crimea (PHOTOS, MAP)
The Security Service of Ukraine shared thermal footage showing radar and air defense targets moments before impact.
Ukraine blinds Russia: Two radars capable of tracking 300 targets simultaneously destroyed in Zaporizhzhia region (VIDEO)
Two radars down, S-300 launcher gone.