During the night of April 28, drones of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces Middle-strike units hit a storage site for Iskander operational-tactical missile systems in occupied Crimea. The concealed equipment was located on the territory of a former missile base near the settlement of Ovrazhky, around 40 kilometers east of Simferopol. From this location, missiles could reach the frontline or rear Ukrainian cities within minutes. Resistance movement sources had repeatedly reported enemy missile launches from the site. The strike on these strategic systems is aimed at reducing Russian combat capability and weakening its ability to wage war against Ukraine.
This footage shows Ukrainian drone operators carrying out a coordinated ambush against a group of Russian soldiers on quad bikes preparing for an assault on the Pokrovsk axis. Two FPV drones strike in tandem, hitting the enemy group before it can move into action.
The video was released by the Dovbush’s Hornets unmanned systems battalion of Ukraine’s 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade.
Operators and artillery units of Ukraine’s 40th Marine Brigade destroyed three Russian boats carrying landing troops in the Dnipro floodplains in the Kherson region. The enemy infantry reportedly attempted to establish a foothold in the area but was neutralized before doing so. The operation also highlights the continued use of Hornet drones equipped with AI-based targeting systems, enhancing the effectiveness of Ukrainian forces in difficult terrain.
Pilots of the SIGNUM unit continued night operations in the Lyman direction, targeting enemy movement and infrastructure. A Russian vehicle attempting to reach positions under cover of darkness was detected and hit by a fiber-optic FPV drone. Subsequent strikes targeted individual infantry, a communications antenna, a concealed shelter, and a utility vehicle, disrupting coordination and mobility of enemy forces in the area.
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conducted a series of drone strikes over the past week, targeting enemy arsenals, warehouses, and logistics hubs in occupied areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The targets were located along a key supply route used by Russian forces to connect mainland Russia with Crimea and transport troops, equipment, and supplies. In Mykilske, Makedonivka, and Markove near Mariupol, SOF middle-strike units hit three arsenals, three supply depots, and two logistics hubs. Additional strikes targeted a repair base and a command location in Hamivka, Zaporizhzhia region, as well as a rear support area in Pryazovske. In the settlement of Terpinnia, located along a branch of the same route toward Tokmak, Ukrainian drones struck a material supply depot and another logistics hub used by enemy forces.
Border guards of Ukraine’s Forpost Brigade are intercepting enemy drones on the Southern Slobozhanskyi axis.
The footage highlights the unit’s ongoing work to detect, track, and neutralize hostile UAVs, helping protect Ukrainian positions from aerial surveillance and attack.
Near Myropillia in the Sumy region, fighters of the 21st Brigade repelled a Russian assault involving three armored vehicles. The attack was stopped by precise Ukrainian drone strikes. The assault failed, and Russian forces withdrew with losses.
A Ukrainian FPV drone strike destroyed a Russian TOS-1A “Solntsepyok” heavy flamethrower system in the Zaporizhzhia region. The hit triggered a powerful explosion, likely caused by the detonation of onboard munitions, resulting in the complete loss of the system.
Demonstration footage shows the Mark I anti-drone missile, developed by Estonia’s Frankenburg Technologies, during a live-fire event. The missile is designed to intercept aerial targets at ranges of up to 2 km and altitudes of around 1.5 km, using an electro-optical seeker and solid-fuel propulsion for rapid interception.
Frankenburg and Poland’s state-owned PGZ announced a production partnership in Poland for the Mark I system, with planned capacity of up to 10,000 missiles per year.
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces achieved a world-first by intercepting a Shahed-type drone using a STING interceptor launched from a surface platform. The operation was carried out by a division of unmanned surface systems within the 412th Nemesis Brigade. The successful engagement highlights a new approach to countering aerial threats using surface-launched interceptor drones. Ukrainian units indicate that further developments are underway, with plans to integrate STING launches from unmanned surface vessels as a routine capability.
