Unmanned Systems Forces

Key Russian oil pipeline disabled ‘indefinitely’ after Ukrainian strike

The Soviet-era Druzhba oil pipeline, which connects Russia to several European countries, has stopped pumping for an “indefinite period” after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged a key pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast on Aug. 18.

19 August 2025, 12:05 AM

Russia tries to eliminate Ukraine’s drone forces chiefs

Russian forces tried to kill all senior leaders of the drone unit in a simultaneous attack, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, said in a Facebook post on July 26.

27 July 2025, 02:23 PM

Ukraine targets Russia’s Krasnozavodsk Shahed warhead plant

Units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in coordination with other Defense Forces components, conducted a strike on the Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant JSC in Russia’s Moscow Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Telegram on July 7.

7 July 2025, 07:30 PM

Ukrainian forces have eliminated a North Korean-made M1991 MLRS in Donetsk Oblast

Operators of the 413th Raid Battalion of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a North Korean-made M1991 multiple launch rocket system in the Novopavlivske direction, according to the press service of the Unmanned Systems Forces on June 28.

28 June 2025, 11:03 AM

Ukrainian forces destroy unique Russian Yastreb-AV radar

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have critically damaged the advanced Russian Yastreb-AV radar station in Donetsk Oblast, the OSINT-focused Telegram channel Kiber Boroshno reported on Telegram on June 13.

13 June 2025, 02:43 PM

Russia establishes dedicated drone military branch

The Russian military will now include unmanned systems forces as a dedicated branch, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced on June 12.

12 June 2025, 11:45 PM

Zelenskyy appoints new Air Assault and Unmanned Systems force commanders

Oleg Apostol will now lead Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, while Robert ‘Madyar’ Brovdi becomes the new Unmanned Systems Forces Commander, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on June 3.

4 June 2025, 01:38 AM

Ukraine handed over collaborators to Russia during prisoner exchange

Ukraine handed over collaborators and traitors to Russia as part of a large prisoner exchange, Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, told NV on May 25.

25 May 2025, 07:38 PM

Ukraine returns 307 POWs, Mariupol defenders included

Ukraine returned home 307 prisoners of war in a new exchange phase with Russia, President Zelenskyy announced on Telegram on May 24.

24 May 2025, 03:55 PM

Nemesis regiment wipes out elite Russian missile system - Video

A video of the successful destruction of a Russian Buk-M3 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile system worth about $100 million in Luhansk Oblast was posted on Telegram by the Ukrainian 412th Nemesis Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces on April 7.

7 April 2025, 11:50 AM

Ukrainian drone takes down another North Korean howitzer on Donetsk front - Video

A video of the successful drone attack on the North Korean M-1978 Koksan self-propelled howitzer in the Donetsk front sector was posted by the Ukrainian 413th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment on Telegram on March 25.

25 March 2025, 02:26 PM

3rd Assault Brigade forms unmanned systems regiment

The Third Separate Assault Brigade announced the creation of its own unmanned systems regiment on March 24.

24 March 2025, 07:01 PM

Ukrainian military teases new counter to Russia’s Shahed drones

Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) now use a new technological solution to disrupt attacks by Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed kamikaze drones, according to a Telegram post on March 19.

19 March 2025, 09:36 PM

Ukraine now uses FPV drones to intercept Russian Shaheds

After Russia expanded its nightly drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, the Ukrainian military pivoted to hunting enemy Shahed UAVs with its own FPV (first-person view) drones, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Vadym Sukharevskyi said on Feb. 26.

26 February 2025, 09:37 PM

No viable alternative to Starlink for now — Ukrainian drone forces commander

Starlink satellite internet remains the only way for Ukraine to maintain effective control over battlefield operations, especially when it comes to UAVs, Vadym Sukharevskyi, the commander of Unmanned Systems Forces, said on Feb. 3.

4 February 2025, 01:24 AM

Ukraine launches 3,500 drones in deep strikes on Russia

kraine’s Armed Forces have conducted more than 220 deep-strike drone operations inside Russian territory over the past six months, deploying more than 3,500 drones, according to Vadym Sukharevskyi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces. In an interview with Radio Liberty published on Feb. 3, Sukharevskyi detailed the increasing role of Ukraine’s drone operations in the war.

3 February 2025, 05:41 PM

Ukraine now uses massive drones carrying 250-kilogram bombs

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) now deploy long-range drones capable of carrying 250-kilogram bombs and covering distances of up to 2,000 kilometers.

31 January 2025, 09:48 PM

Ukrainian General Staff: Engels oil depot attack cripples Russian bomber operations

The attack on the Russian oil depot in the city of Engels, Saratov Oblast, was carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the Unmanned Systems Forces in cooperation with other units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 12:01 PM

Oleksiy Khalabuda appointed new Chief of Staff of Unmanned Forces

Oleksiy Khalabuda, a former commander of the 28th Mechanized Brigade, has been appointed the new Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Unmanned Forces, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 11:46 PM

SBU to investigate General Hladkyi following request from army chief Syrskyi

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has received a request from Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi to investigate Roman Hladkyi, the chief of staff of the Unmanned Systems Forces, who was previously removed from his duties.

23 September 2024, 07:05 PM

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