Special Operations Forces

Ukrainian Special Forces and Russian resistance group strike two key factories in Orenburg

Deep Strike units from Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) – in tandem with Black Spark, an underground resistance movement operating on Russian soil – struck two key factories near Russia’s Orenburg, the military reported on June 24.

24 June, 02:20 PM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces hit strategic Russian oil pipeline hub 500 kilometers from border

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck a junction of two major Russian oil pipelines in Volgograd Oblast, a radar station in Krasnodar Krai and an oil depot in occupied Crimea in a series of drone attacks overnight into June 8, according to SOF’s Telegram post.

8 June, 06:37 PM

Zelenskyy and Budanov honor Ukraine's Special Operations Forces on professional holiday

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Presidential Office chief Kyrylo Budanov honored Ukraine's Special Operations Forces on their professional holiday on May 27, calling the SOF one of the most effective components of Ukraine's defense.

27 May, 10:57 AM

Ukrainian drones punch through concrete Iskander shelters in Crimea

Targeting Russian Iskander missile launchers in occupied Crimea on April 28, drones operated by Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces managed to breach concrete shelters housing the launchers, Defense Express reported on April 29.

30 April, 12:35 AM

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces hit military targets in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck the Khersones military airfield, a generator and switching station for electronic warfare systems in occupied Sevastopol, as well as several targets in occupied parts of Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the SOF reported on March 16.

16 March, 06:28 PM

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces destroy Russian group in Kupyansk supermarket, capture 2

Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a group of Russian troops in the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, who were holding positions in the destroyed ATB supermarket and neighboring building, according to SOF’s Telegram update on Jan. 26.

26 January, 12:53 PM

Ukrainian military confirms hit on Russian ship in Caspian Sea

Ukraine’s defense forces successfully struck a Russian Project 22460 Okhotnik patrol ship with drones as it was operating near an oil and gas extraction platform in the Caspian Sea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 12:00 PM

SSO and Russian partisans cripple two Russian military cargo vessels

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO), jointly with the Black Spark resistance movement, have struck two Russian ships in the Caspian Sea that were transporting weapons and military equipment, the military reported on Dec. 12.

12 December 2025, 02:26 PM

Special Operations Forces hit S-400 launcher, ammo depot in occupied Crimea

A Russian S-400 Triumf launcher and an ammunition depot in occupied Crimea were destroyed during an October special operation, Ukraine's Special Operations Forces reported on Nov. 8.

8 November 2025, 03:25 PM

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirm Russia uses Chinese radars against drones - video

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed Russian troops are using Chinese-made radars to detect drones up to 15 kilometers away, the SOF’s UA_REG Team reported on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 04:57 PM

Special Forces enter Russian positions and destroy enemy unit on North-Slobozhansky axis - video

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) unit carried out a successful reconnaissance-combat operation on the North-Slobozhansky axis, eliminating the enemy soldiers and returning unharmed, the military reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 11:36 AM

Drones hit Feodosia oil terminal and two substations in Crimea - video

SBU and Special Operations Forces drones hit Feodosia oil terminal and two power substations in occupied Crimea, sources told NV on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 12:25 PM

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces hit Russian Buyan-M corvette on Lake Onega

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces successfully struck the Buyan-M project 21631 corvette Grad on Lake Onega in Russia's Karelia Republic and shared details in the SOF’s post on Facebook on Oct. 4.

4 October 2025, 04:10 PM

Ukraine confirms destruction of five vehicles and one Iskander launcher in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroyed Iskander missile systems of Russia’s 448th Missile Brigade in Kursk Oblast, the General Staff said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 04:10 PM

Ukrainian drone attack shuts down Lukoil plant in Volgograd

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) hit the Volgograd Oil Refinery in Russia overnight into Sept. 18, with preliminary reports indicating the facility's operations have been suspended, according to an SOF statement.

18 September 2025, 01:30 PM

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

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces destroy key Russian radar in Crimea

Units of the Resistance Movement of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroyed a stationary TRLK-10 Skala-M radar system in Abrykosivka, temporarily occupied Crimea, during an overnight attack in the early hours of Aug. 10, according to a Telegram post by the SOF.

12 August 2025, 03:05 PM

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

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

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

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