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Ukrainian SOF destroy S-400 radar in Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) struck the radar of a Russian S-400 Triumph air defense system in occupied Crimea, the military reported on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 02:37 PM

Ukrainian strikes devastate Russian military logistics hub in Kursk Oblast

The logistics hub of Russia's 810th Separate Marine Brigade in Kursk Oblast was successfully targeted in a Sep. 18 overnight attack, Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram the following morning, posting a video of the strikes.

19 September 2025, 08:47 AM

Ukraine’s SOF destroyed a Russian radar station at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroyed a Russian radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea, the SOF said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 11:39 AM

Ukrainian drones torch key Russian refineries in Krasnodar and Samara

Ukrainian forces have successfully struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar Krai and the Kuibyshev refinery, Rosneft’s largest oil industry enterprise in Samara Oblast, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Aug. 28, confirming earlier media reports.

28 August 2025, 11:25 AM

Russian general loses limbs in Ukrainian strike - video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces conducted a successful attack in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, severely wounding Russian Lt. Gen. Essedoulla Abatchev, the SOF reported on Telegram on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s Caspian Iranian arms hub

A ship loaded with components for Shahed attack drones and ammunition from Iran was targeted in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian Port Olya in the Volga River delta in Astrakhan Oblast, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Telegram on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 09:18 AM

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces releases exclusive footage of Kursk Operation start

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces showcased footage capturing the beginning of the Kursk operation from the perspective of their operators in an exclusive video published on the SOF’s Telegram channel on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 10:54 AM

Ukraine’s SOF wipes out Russian soldiers, seizes position in daring raid - video

Seven Russian soldiers were eliminated and their positions in the North Slobozhanskyi front sector were captured in a joint raid by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the 73rd Marine Brigade, the SOF’s press service reported on Telegram on July 30, posting a first-person view video.

30 July 2025, 12:25 AM

K-2 unit tests new Ukrainian drone with double the warhead

The Ukrainian military is testing a new version of the DARTS strike drone with double the warhead, according to NV journalist Serhiy Okunev on July 25.

25 July 2025, 09:56 PM

Two Russian Su-34s hit in drone strike in Volgograd Oblast, Ukraine says

Two Su-34 aircraft were destroyed at the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast, with two other jets sustaining damage, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on June 27.

27 June 2025, 08:45 PM

Ukraine's Special Forces destroy Russian assault team, takes prisoner near Pokrovsk

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces annihilated a Russian assault group on the Pokrovsk front, capturing one survivor, the SOF announced on Telegram on June 24, sharing video footage and details of the operation.

24 June 2025, 01:48 PM

Zelenskyy sets May 27 as Special Operations Forces Day

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on May 26, designating May 27 as Special Operations Forces Day in Ukraine to honor the bravery of SOF fighters in the 2014 Donetsk Airport battles, replacing a 2016 decree.

26 May 2025, 06:16 PM

Special Ops take out $45M Russian BUK-M3 system - Video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) posted a video of a Russian BUK-M3 air defense missile system and an Uragan-1 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) destruction by attack drones on its Facebook page on May 13.

13 May 2025, 01:35 PM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces wipe out Russian assault team behind enemy lines - video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces eliminated a Russian assault group of eight soldiers in a covert operation behind enemy lines, releasing footage of the ambush, the SOF press service announced on Telegram on May 12.

12 May 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian HIMARS obliterates four Russian choppers in Belgorod Oblast - Video

Two Ka-52 and two Mi-8 Russian helicopters were destroyed in a coordinated operation of the Ukrainian Special Forces (SOF), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), rocket and artillery units in Belgorod Oblast, the SOF reported on Telegram on March 24.

24 March 2025, 08:07 AM

Engels airbase in flames after Ukraine's Special Services coordinated attack

The overnight attack on Engels airbase in Russia’s Saratov Oblast was a coordinated operation carried out by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and Special Operations Forces (SSO), sources told NV on March 20.

20 March 2025, 02:22 PM

Ukrainian forces obliterate Russia’s newest artillery in precision strike - Video

A video of the successful destruction of a Russian 2S43 Malva self-propelled artillery system was posted on Facebook by the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) on March 3.

3 March 2025, 10:39 AM

Oops! Russian ‘patriotic education’ goes with Ukrainian might twist

In a display of truly "patriotic" education, Russian schoolchildren recently celebrated the professional holiday of Russia's Special Operations Forces (SOF) by proudly drawing the emblem of Ukraine’s SOF instead, that took the opportunity to praise the unintentional recruits for their artistic choices on Telegram on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 02:11 PM

Ukrainian special forces wipe out entire Russian platoon in bold raid in Donetsk sector

Operators from the 3rd Regiment of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) successfully eliminated an entire Russian platoon in a raid on an industrial complex in the Donetsk sector, the SSO command reported on Telegram on Feb. 26.

26 February 2025, 10:40 AM

General Staff confirms drone attack on major Russian refinery

The overnight attack on an oil refinery in the Russian administrative center of Saratov was carried out by units of the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and other components of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 12:34 PM

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