Updated Analysis of the Military Situation in Ukraine
Current Time: January 3, 2025, 10:17 UTC
Donetsk Region
Kurakhove:
Intense fighting continues. Russian forces have captured three factories and the industrial zone, advancing towards Petropavlivka.
Reports indicate Russian forces have entered the eastern outskirts of Petropavlivka and secured most of Kurakhove, with only the outskirts requiring clearance.
Video evidence suggests that Russian forces have captured the Kurakhivska Thermal Power Plant.
Russian forces liberated an additional 5 sq km, advancing south of Ukrainian positions in the industrial zone.
Russian forces are reportedly advancing up to 3km west of the Kurakhovskoe reservoir towards Shevchenko.
Russian forces are reportedly advancing up to 3 km towards the town from the south.
Russian forces are advancing, taking control of several streets.
Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a mortar position of the AFU.
Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade, operating in the Kurakhove direction, spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater.
Russian forces are using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions.
Ukrainian forces have lost at least three battalions in recent weeks.
At Kurakhivka axis clashes yesterday near Slovyanka, Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, Dachne and Kurakhove.
Pokrovsk:
Heavy fighting is reported in Novovasylivka, 10 km southwest of Pokrovsk.
Russian forces are attempting to bypass the city and cut off Ukrainian supply lines. They are also leveling the front near Zelene, south of the city.
Russian artillery disrupted a Ukrainian rotation in the Krasnoarmiisk (Pokrovsk) direction.
A captured Russian soldier's account alleges that Ukrainian command is not providing adequate cover for its troops.
Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike operation, targeting a Russian command post and destroying a Starlink station.
Operators of drones from the "Center" group reportedly eliminated a Ukrainian observation post.
Operators of drones from the "Center" group continue to hunt for Ukrainian forces.
Aerial reconnaissance from the "Mad Dogs" brigade detected a night raid by Ukrainian forces from the 32nd Brigade.
A Russian FPV drone operator, "Dolgiy," reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian soldiers and wounded two during this raid.
Report of Russian forces being attacked by soldiers from the Foreign Legion under Pokrovsk.
At Pokrovsk axis clashes yesterday near Myrolubivka, Lysivka, Novyy Trud, Pischane, Shevchenko, Uspenivka, Solone and Novovasylivka.
The 425 ОШБ "Скала" conducted a drone strike operation. Video footage shows the destruction of a Starlink station by the "Southern Front" group.
Ukrainian drone operators conducted a mass drone attack on Russian positions.
Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Вовки Да Вінчі" unit, are using drones to target Russian military equipment and personnel.
Ukrainian drone operators targeted and killed a Russian soldier.
FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
210th Battalion of Territorial Defense Forces engaged in combat on the outskirts. "Orel", commander of the 210th battalion, 120th Territorial Defense Brigade, along with soldiers "Malya", "Syn", and "Koval", reported on enemy attempts to advance with whole companies towards Shevchenkovo settlement. Between 60 to 100 Russian soldiers entered and perished there daily.
Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk):
Russian forces are advancing north of the Central Market and attacking towards the spoil heaps of the No. 10 and Toretsk mines.
They have also reportedly taken new positions in the northern part of Chasiv Yar, advancing up to 1.5 km and securing the railway station.
Russian forces are advancing near Dzerzhinsk, with fighting ongoing in the center of the town.
Fighting is ongoing in Chasiv Yar, with Russian forces controlling over half the city and having now taken control of the railway station. The loss of the railway station is a significant blow to Ukrainian forces.
Russian forces advancing near the Agronom farm.
Russian forces improving positions in Toretsk.
Russian forces capturing the railway station in Chasiv Yar.
Russian forces liberated the settlement of Agronom.
Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian command post near the Toretsk mine.
At Toretsk axis clashes yesterday near Toretsk, New York and Scherbynivka.
At Kramatorsk axis clashes yesterday near Chasiv Yaru and Stupochky.
"Predator" unit of the 4th Brigade of the National Guard used a drone to destroy a Russian infantry fighting vehicle near Klishchiivka.
They also liberated around 10 sq km along the Huliaipole - Velyka Novosilka road and dislodged Ukrainian forces from Rozdolne.
Russian forces liberated Makarivka on December 16th and gained control over the road between Huliaipole and Velyka Novosilka.
Russian forces liberated Novotroitske (DPR).
Russian forces liberated Konstantinopolskoe (Ostrovskoe), Zelenovka, and advancing on Yantarnoye, destroying a bridge over the Volchya River in the Kurakhove direction.
Russian forces captured Novyi Komar and Novopustynka.
Russian forces liberated around 10 sq km along the Huliaipole - Velyka Novosilka road and dislodged Ukrainian forces from Rozdolne.
Russian forces liberated Makarivka on December 16th and control gained over the road between Huliaipole and Velyka Novosilka.
Russian forces liberated Uspenovka and Ukrainian forces withdrew from the "Uspenivka pocket."
Russian forces liberated Neskuchne in DPR.
Russian forces liberated more than 5 square kilometers of the territory of the DPR and advancing from the settlement of Zarya towards Yasenev.
Russian forces advancing west of Uspenovka.
Russian forces expanding the control zone northwest of Uspenovka.
Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian assault near Velyka Novosilka, destroying Russian equipment and capturing Russian soldiers.
Ukrainian forces report that a Russian drone control center near Velyka Novosilka was destroyed by drone operators.
At Vremivka axis clashes yesterday near Yantarne, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka and towards Kostyantynopil, Rozlyv and Novosilka.
Other Advances:
Russian forces report advances near Terny, Vozdvyzhenka, Novoukrainka, Uspenivka, Dalne, Sontsivka, Novoelizavetivka, Vovkove, and Shevchenko.
Russian forces have improved positions in Novovasylivka and Novoelizavetovka.
They also advanced in Vozdvyzhenka.
Russian forces have captured Peschanoe and entered Shevchenko.
Russian forces advancing past the Solen River near Dachenskoye.
Russian forces expanding the control zone north of Dachenskoye.
Russian forces liberating Volkovo.
Video evidence shows Ukrainian forces targeting and destroying Russian military equipment and personnel near Novoelizavetivka.
Zaporizhzhia Front:
Russian actions in the western part of Belohiria, Polohy Raion, have become known.
Video evidence of Ukrainian forces dropping a flag on Russian positions near Robotyne.
Ukrainian forces report that their drones can strike targets up to 2000 km away.
Russian forces report needing more Mavic drones to break through enemy defenses on all fronts, from Kursk to Kurakhove.
Russian forces report that operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater, thereby ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
Operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army detected and destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army detected and destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a forest plantation, ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater.
Video footage shows the destruction of a Starlink station by the "Southern Front" group.
Video footage shows the destruction of an enemy UAV control point by drone operators of the 36th Army.
At Orikhiv axis clashes yesterday near Novoandriyivka.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, operators of the 375th OPTADN used drones to destroy an enemy communication tower and a supply depot.
Kharkiv Region
Bohodukhiv and Zolochiv Districts:
Heavy shelling is reported, with Russian forces utilizing aviation and drones. Six explosions were reported in Bohodukhiv and 11 in Zolochiv.
In Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district, a 51-year-old woman was killed by artillery shelling. A multi-story residential building was also damaged.
Volchansk and Kupyansk:
Russian forces launched a new offensive near Volchansk, crossing the Volchya River and establishing a bridgehead.
Fighting continues near Kupyansk, with reports of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian positions.
Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy three Russian field howitzers near Volchansk.
Ukrainian forces report heavy fighting in Lysovka, with Russian forces advancing to the center of the settlement.
Ukrainian forces report destroying a reserve of the so-called "Caucasian Legion" that was advancing on armored vehicles to reinforce Ukrainian units in Lysovka.
Video footage shows the destruction of a group of the so-called "Caucasus Legion" near Lysivka.
A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
Operators of drones from the BARS-3 "Rodina" unit destroyed a Polish self-propelled gun "Krab" on the Kupyansk front.
A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
Video footage shows the destruction of a German Leopard 1 tank by Russian FPV drones "VT-40".
Video evidence shows the destruction of a Ukrainian UAV control point by the 1194th Motorized Rifle Regiment.
On the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked twice near Vovchansk and Lyptsi.
On the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance 16 times near Holubivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kruhliakivka, and Zahryzove. Six clashes are ongoing.
The OSGT "Khortytsia" reported that the Russians stormed in Volchansk in the Kharkiv direction, as well as in the area of Zahryzove, Dvorichna and Kruhlyakivka in the Kupyansk direction.
At Kharkiv axis clashes yesterday near Vovchansk.
At Kupyansk axis clashes yesterday near Zapadne, Dvorichna and Kruhlyakivka.
Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
One Ukrainian soldier was killed, and another injured in Kupiansk due to shelling by Russian forces.
A Ukrainian drone hit a civilian man walking down the street in Kupyansk.
Explosive strikes were reported in the region.
Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Ivanivka.
Operators БпЛА 22-ї ОМБр destroy the enemy in his territory. This time, they managed to hit the starting position of enemy drones, set fire to a dugout and destroy the enemy's camouflaged position, hit the place where enemy personnel were concentrated, and shoot down an enemy reconnaissance drone.
Night crews of the "ACHILLES" strike UAV battalion of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade destroyed five D-30 howitzers, two Ural trucks, and two ATVs. Three occupiers were eliminated, and six were wounded.
Operators of the FPV group "Sever" hit three Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts with three kamikaze drones.
Burning foreign equipment warms the soul like nothing else! The ATGM crews of the 68th Army Corps brigade destroyed a French-made AMX-10 RC wheeled tank in the area of the Sukhi Yaly River. Equipment from the West continues to be turned into scrap metal by the efforts of guys from the Far East!
"Biiitsi Tretoi Shturmovoi bryhady koshmaryat non-stop okupantiv. Pikhota voroha, dekilka «bukhanok» ta rosiiskyi UAZik, - urazyly ta minusnuly na zasnizhenykh diliankakh frontu Kharkivshchyny," states a message from the Third Assault Brigade, indicating continuous attacks on enemy infantry and vehicles in snowy areas of the Kharkiv front.
Evacuations: 28 people, including one child, were evacuated from the Kupiansk and Borivskyi directions.
Kursk Region
Sudzhansky District:
Russian forces are making progress in the forests and near Leonidovo and Kurilovka.
Ukrainian reserves, including foreign mercenaries, are reportedly being transferred to the region.
Advances:
Russian forces report reaching Kurylivka, south of Sudzha, and making advances in the northern Sudzha district and near Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
They also liberated Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, Kamyshovka, Lozova, and Novovasylivka.
In the Kursk region, Russian forces have reportedly secured a foothold in Cherkaska Konopelka and made progress in the wooded areas of the Sudzhansky district.
There are reports that Russian forces are advancing towards Sudzha from the east, following their liberation of Cherkaska Konopelka and progress in Makhnovka.
Video and photographic evidence confirm the liberation of Lozova by Russian forces.
Russian forces are reportedly pressing Ukrainian forces on all fronts in the Kursk region.
Russian airborne troops have reportedly taken full control of Cherkaska Konopelka.
Active combat near Sudzha: Russian forces are attacking towards Viktorivka.
Russian forces are making advances in the Sudzha area, particularly near Makhnovka.
Russian forces entering Makhnovka.
Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
A Russian soldier detonated a grenade near his head after being attacked by a Ukrainian FPV drone in Kursk Oblast.
Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot. The operation involved a group of attack drones, including "Baba Yaga" heavy bombers and FPV drones. The T-90 tank was destroyed by a direct hit from an FPV drone, while the ammunition depot was destroyed by a "Baba Yaga" drone.
Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 10 Russian army assaults.
In the Kursk border area, reconnaissance of the Anvar special forces is operating, which has a lot of different FPV drones. These are fiber-optic drones, radio-controlled drones, and drones with AI, said the commander of the reconnaissance detachment with the call sign Beret to RT military commander Alexander Yaremchuk. At 01:00 and 01:26 - this is the current situation in the border area and this is how the enemy behaves. At 02:01 - the scouts send a "bird" with fiber optics to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is useless to influence it with electronic warfare. At 02:47, 02:51, 02:56 - successful operation of drones.
Krasnolimansky Direction
Ivanovka: A buildup of Russian forces is noted on the newly formed bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River. They are attempting to capture heights beyond Ivanovka near Terny.
Zahryzove: Russian forces are storming Zahryzove, pushing through defenses near Lozova and Zelenyi Hai, and moving towards Borova.
Terny:
Russian forces advanced in the central part of Terny.
Russian forces controlling most of Terny.
At Lyman axis clashes yesterday near Nadiya, Makiyivka, Terny, Hryhorivka and Serebryanskyi forest.
Drone Warfare
Extensive Use: Both sides are extensively using drones for reconnaissance, targeting, and attack missions.
Ukrainian Air Defenses:
Reported shooting down 60 out of 93 Russian drones launched overnight, with 26 "locationally lost" due to active countermeasures.
They also report shooting down numerous other drones across various regions.
Ukrainian Air Force reports that overnight, Russian forces attacked with 43 drones, 21 of which were shot down and 22 missed their targets.
Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down 7 drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones, with drones on the border of Vinnitsa and Kyiv oblasts moving southwest, drones in northern Kyiv moving west, drones north of Poltava moving northwest, drones in northern Sumy constantly changing course, and drones south of Sumy moving east.
Ukrainian Air Force reports increased drone activity in Poltava and Myrhorod, as well as in Kyivska and Chernihivska regions.
Ukrainian air defense forces successfully detected and neutralized about ten hostile drones near Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces report a 19-fold increase in the supply of drones to their units in 2024, compared to the previous year.
Russian Drone Attacks:
New reports of drone threats in multiple Ukrainian oblasts, including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, and Kirovohrad.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported a threat of enemy drone attacks from the east in Sumy Oblast and from the south in Mykolaiv Oblast.
Russian forces used approximately 100 Geran drones to deplete Ukrainian air defenses overnight.
A new group of Shahed drones is heading from the Black Sea towards the south of the Odesa region.
New Shahed drones are heading towards Odesa Oblast, specifically towards the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district.
Three Shahed drones are approaching Bilyaivka either through or near the town. Three new Shahed drones are moving from the Black Sea towards the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, with one potentially heading towards Ovidiopol.
The Air Force reported:
A new group of Shahed drones from the Black Sea heading towards the south of the Odesa region.
Shahed drones in the south of the Odesa region heading north.
Shahed drones in the south of the Kharkiv region heading northwest.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the north of the Kharkiv region heading towards the Poltava region.
Drones in the east of the Poltava region heading towards Myrhorod.
Shahed drones in the east of the Sumy region heading towards the Chernihiv region.
Three Shahed drones are heading towards Kurortne through Bilyaivka. One Shahed drone is circling at the intersection of the Sumy and Poltava regions. Two Shahed drones are moving from the Kharkiv region to the Poltava region. Three Shahed drones are in the Lozova area of the Kharkiv region, heading north.
3 drones are moving through Bilyaivka towards Kurortne. 1 drone is circling around the border of Sumy and Poltava oblasts. 2 drones are moving from Kharkiv to Poltava. 3 drones are in Lozova area, heading north.
3 drones via Rozdilna are heading towards Odesa Oblast.
2 drones via Bilyaivka are heading towards Odesa.
1 new drone from the Black Sea is heading towards Ovidiopol.
1 drone north of Nizhyn, moving towards Chernihiv.
1 drone is heading via Konotop towards Sumy.
1 drone near Pryluky, moving northwest.
1 drone turned towards Odesa, expect loud activity.
One drone from the Odesa region is flying towards the Vinnytsia region. One drone is approaching Rozdilna. One drone is flying towards Odesa. The northern direction is being clarified.
One drone is flying from the Mykolaiv region towards the Odesa region, to the north of the region.
Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
A new group of drones from Sumy Oblast is moving towards Poltava Oblast.
A high-speed target is reported on the border of Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts.
The missile is flying west of Voznesensk towards Pervomaisk.
Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones:
New drones entering Sumy Oblast from Kursk, moving southwest.
Drones in eastern and western Poltava Oblast, moving west.
Drones in northeastern Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
Drones are reported in the center of Poltava Oblast, moving northwest, and on the west of Sumy Oblast, moving southwest. A drone is reported on the northeast of Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
City of Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) is under threat from enemy drones approaching from the northeast.
The Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones:
Drones in the west of Poltava region, course - west / southwest;
Drones in the north of Sumy region, course - south-west;
Drones in the center of Chernihiv region, course - south / south-west;
Drones in the east of Kyiv region, course - west / north-west;
Drones on the border of Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, course - west.
Enemy drone is moving in the direction of Cherkasy from the southeast.
1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of drones in Kharkiv Oblast towards Poltava Oblast, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west and west, in Chernihiv Oblast to the west, and new groups in the east of Kharkiv Oblast to the west.
Drone movement has been detected in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, specifically near Nizhyn.
Ukrainian air defenses are operating in the Sumy region. An air alert has been declared in the region.
A UAV is moving in the southwestern part of Chernihiv region, heading towards Kyiv region.
Vinnytsia Oblast is under threat from enemy attack drones.
High-speed targets reported in Sumy Oblast.
High-speed targets reported in Sumy Oblast.
Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Russia:
Numerous drones destroyed over Voronezh, Bryansk, Rostov, Kaluga, Kursk, Orlov, Belgorod, Volgograd, and Lipetsk regions.
Ukrainian forces report shooting down two more Russian drones over the Belgorod region.
Reports of drone attacks on an oil depot in Smolensk Oblast, with the local governor claiming "debris" fell.
Reports of loud explosions in Sevastopol overnight, with claims of drone attacks.
A drone was reportedly shot down over a training ground in North Ossetia. Vladikavkaz airport was closed for arrivals and departures.
17 drones were reportedly shot down over Crimea overnight, with 4 near Sevastopol. Two unmanned boats were also reportedly destroyed near the coast of Sevastopol.
Reports that a drone was shot down over a training ground in North Ossetia, causing the closure of Vladikavkaz airport.
Reports that a drone was shot down over a training ground in North Ossetia, causing the closure of Vladikavkaz airport.
Reports of a massive drone attack on Russian regions, with 68 drones shot down overnight.
Reports of a massive drone attack on Russian regions, with 68 drones shot down overnight.
Reports of a massive drone attack on Russian regions, with 68 drones shot down overnight.
Reports of a massive drone attack on Russian regions, with 68 drones shot down overnight.
Drone Attack on Bryansk Oblast.
Reports that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over Bryansk Oblast, with no casualties or damage reported.
Reports of a massive drone attack on Russian regions, with 68 drones shot down overnight.
Several villages in the Grayvoron district of Belgorod Oblast were left without electricity after a Ukrainian drone attack.
Drone attacks on Belgorod:
In the Shebekinsky district, a civilian was injured as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A man with a shrapnel wound to the chest was taken by ambulance to the regional clinical hospital. All necessary assistance is provided.
In Shebekino, a concrete fence and two GAZelles were damaged at one of the enterprises.
In the village of Maslova Pristan, a hangar of a production enterprise was damaged as a result of a drone attack.
Buildings of two enterprises were damaged during the fall of suppressed drones in the Voronezh region.
FPV Drones:
In the Kursk border area, reconnaissance of the Anvar special forces is operating, which has a lot of different FPV drones. These are fiber-optic drones, radio-controlled drones, and drones with AI, said the commander of the reconnaissance detachment with the call sign Beret to RT military commander Alexander Yaremchuk. At 01:00 and 01:26 - this is the current situation in the border area and this is how the enemy behaves. At 02:01 - the scouts send a "bird" with fiber optics to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is useless to influence it with electronic warfare. At 02:47, 02:51, 02:56 - successful operation of drones.
A new FPV-drone "Hortenzia" with support of management for optical fiber started to be used.
Ukrainian POV on Europe wanting to return Ukrainian non-working refugees:
Europe wants to return home Ukrainians who do not work and do not pay taxes, - President Zelenskyy. "I tell them, look, let's put it this way: a little more air defense and I'll say - come back everyone. But I will return everyone, not just those who do not work for you. And they say: no, let those who work for us work, and let this part return," - the President.
Ukrainian drone attack preparation:
Ukraine is preparing to hit Moscow with its own Trembita missiles, - The Telegraph. Cost - about $10,000 per unit; Length - 2 m, weight - 90 kg; Capable of carrying 18 kg of explosives at a distance of up to 144 km.
Russian drone and artillery attack:
The combined operation of the UAV and D-30 howitzer crews of the Russian Armed Forces to destroy a mortar crew and a Armed Forces of Ukraine ammunition depot near the village of Orekhov in the Zaporozhye direction.
Ukrainian Drone Attacks:
Ukrainian forces conducted a drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot.
Ukrainian forces used drones to destroy a Russian communication tower and a supply depot in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Ukrainian forces used drones to target Russian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to destroy a German Leopard 1 tank.
Ukrainian forces used FPV drones to shoot down an enemy UAV.
Ukrainian forces report a Russian drone strike on the central market in Nikopol, causing damage to the market and injuring 8 civilians, 7 of them being hospitalized.
Russian Drone Usage:
The "Ghost Khortytsia" battalion, a unit of the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, has conducted 1797 drone missions since its formation on December 13, 2024. They claim to have killed or wounded 232 enemy personnel, destroyed 220 infrastructure points, 13 armored vehicles, 3 logistics vehicles, 2 electronic warfare/SIGINT units, and conducted 26 remote mining missions.
Operators of drones from the BARS-3 "Rodina" unit destroyed a Polish self-propelled gun "Krab".
Marines used UAVs to locate and eliminate a Baba Yaga-type heavy drone in the Kakhovka direction.
Video evidence of Ukrainian forces using drones equipped with shotguns to effectively shoot down Russian drones.
"Phoenix" unit of the "Revenge" brigade repelled an assault by occupiers near Kurdyumivka in the Bakhmut area.
Latvia plans to transfer 1000 drones to Ukraine by the end of 2024 and allocate 20 million euros for drone procurement in 2025.
Video evidence of drone attacks on Ukrainian forces personnel.
Video evidence shows the destruction of a Ukrainian UAV control point by the 1194th Motorized Rifle Regiment.
Video evidence shows a mobile, vehicle-mounted "Repellent-Patrul" anti-drone system.
Video evidence shows Ukrainian forces targeting Russian positions with drones, resulting in multiple explosions and fires.
Video shows a drone recording of a military engagement near a road.
Video footage shows the destruction of a German Leopard 1 tank by Russian FPV drones "VT-40".
Video footage shows the destruction of an enemy UAV control point by drone operators of the 36th Army.
Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
Reports that a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, using an R-73 "SeeDragon" missile. Another Mi-8 was reportedly damaged but able to reach its base.
Reports that a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, using an R-73 "SeeDragon" missile. Another Mi-8 was reportedly damaged but able to reach its base.
Reports that a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, using an R-73 "SeeDragon" missile. Another Mi-8 was reportedly damaged but able to reach its base.
Reports that a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, using an R-73 "SeeDragon" missile. Another Mi-8 was reportedly damaged but able to reach its base.
Reports that a Ukrainian Magura V5 naval drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea, using an R-73 "SeeDragon" missile
