Unmanned Systems Forces Ukraine

Radar shortage plagues Ukraine's drone defenses - Unmanned Systems Forces

There is a severe lack of radars for small drone air defense in Ukraine, 59th Motorized Brigade Unmanned Systems Battalion soldier Serge Marko said in an interview with Radio NV on April 21.

22 April, 08:30 AM

Russia loses $100 million daily from Ukrainian strikes on oil infrastructure

Russia is losing approximately $100 million every day due to Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes on its oil infrastructure, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on April 18.

18 April, 04:50 PM

Ukrainian drones strike Russian repair bases in occupied Luhansk - video

Drones attacked the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast, sparking a fire, local monitoring channels reported on April 9.

9 April, 08:26 AM

Ukraine's unprecedented and unique drone and missile assault on Sivash drilling rig

Ukrainian Navy and Unmanned Systems Forces executed unique and awe-inspiring air and naval operation against the Russian-controlled Sivash drilling rig using an unprecedented mix of floating machine-gun turrets, drones, and mysterious missiles.

7 April, 10:39 AM

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroy three Russian MLRS in Crimea

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Tornado MLRS deployment site in occupied Crimea overnight into March 29. The attack destroyed three BM-30 Smerch/Tornado-S launchers and a transloading vehicle, USF Commander Lt. Gen. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi reported on Telegram.

29 March, 05:07 PM

Ukrainian drone forces hit Russian Buk systems in Bryansk and S-400 radar in Donetsk

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian Buk-M3 air defense system and a Buk-M2 transporter-loader vehicle in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast overnight on March 22, Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert Brovdi, known by the call sign Madyar, said as he released video of the strike.

22 March, 06:37 PM

Unmanned Systems Forces destroy self-propelled artillery and tanks in Belgorod direction - video

The Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck Russian flamethrower system, a self-propelled artillery system, and other armored targets in the Belgorod direction and Kharkiv Oblast border area, the military reported on Telegram on March 20.

20 March, 02:16 PM

Ukraine has enough drones but lacks operators — Unmanned Systems Forces

Ukraine has enough drones but lacks the operators to fly them, Ivan Kyrychevskyi, soldier in the 413th Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) Raid Regiment and a Defense Express weapons expert, said in an interview with Radio NV.

18 March, 07:49 AM

Ukraine drones destroy four Russian air defense systems

Units of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck four Russian air defense systems overnight in Russian-occupied areas of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson oblasts, the commander of the unit, Robert Brovdi, said on March 6.

6 March, 02:38 PM

Ukrainian drones cripple Russian logistics, energy, airfield

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces hit several Russian military and infrastructure targets in temporarily occupied territories over the past two days, the Security Service (SBU) reported on Feb. 13, sharing a video of the successful drone strikes on Telegram.

13 February, 01:25 PM

New satellite image shows Belgorod Reservoir still drained a month after Ukrainian drone strike

A month ago, on Oct. 26, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi (known as Madyar), confirmed Ukrainian drone strikes on the dam of the Belgorod Reservoir. Persistent cloud cover over the region had prevented satellite imaging since late October — until Nov. 27, when NV obtained a low-resolution satellite photo.

27 November 2025, 05:07 PM

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