Ukrainian Special Operations Forces

Ukraine’s foreign minister defends Special Operations Forces unit name amid Polish backlash

The naming of a Special Operations Forces unit “in honor of the Heroes of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army)” was the choice of the troops themselves and was not intended as an anti-Polish gesture, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X on June 3, as tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw continue over the move.

3 June, 01:45 PM

Ukrainian SOF hit Russian drone depot in Donetsk and a fuel reservoir in Luhansk Oblast

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck enemy targets with attack drones on occupied territory in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the force’s press service said on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 12:56 PM

Ukrainian Special Forces raid Russian troops blocking medevac near Pokrovsk — video

Operators from the 3rd Regiment of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces carried out a successful raid on Russian troops in the Pokrovsk sector, the military reported on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 11:18 AM

Ukraine destroys Shahed drone storage and launch site at Donetsk airport, officials say

Military analyst Mykhailo Zhirohov told Radio NV that Ukraine likely used missile strikes to destroy a storage-and-launch site for Shahed kamikaze drones in Russian-occupied Donetsk.

6 November 2025, 04:10 PM

Ukrainian special forces destroy Russian Buk-M3 and Nebo-U radar in Rostov Oblast

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO), working with the Russian partisan group Black Sprout, destroyed a Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system and a Nebo-U radar in Russia’s Rostov Oblast during a night operation on Sept. 28, the SSO said in a Telegram post on Oct. 31.

31 October 2025, 02:11 PM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces thwart Russian advance near Kupyansk, release combat footage

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces cleared buildings and halted a Russian push in the Kupyansk sector, the SOF reported on Telegram on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 06:19 PM

Special Operations Forces destroy rare Russian Zemledeliye system

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces used strike drones to destroy Russia’s modern remote mining system Zemledeliye, the military reported, sharing footage of the rare system’s destruction on its official Telegram channel on July 10.

10 July 2025, 04:39 PM

Ukraine confirms strike on Russia’s Energia plant in Lipetsk Oblast

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, working in coordination with other branches of the Defense Forces, struck the Energia plant in the Russian city of Yelets, Lipetsk Oblast, on May 23, General Staff confirmed.

23 May 2025, 06:07 PM

Rangers from Ukraine’s 4th SSO Regiment eliminate Russian forces, clear part of settlement — video

Coordinated actions by Rangers of the 4th Regiment of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) resulted in the destruction of Russian personnel and the clearing of part of a settlement, the SSO said in a video posted on Telegram on April 8.

8 April 2025, 11:21 AM

23 Russian troops wiped out as Ukrainian Special Forces storm enemy-held building

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) troops killed 23 Russian occupiers during a sweep of an industrial building in the enemy’s rear, the SSO Command reported on Facebook.

17 February 2025, 10:17 AM

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces