Drones: Tactical drones. Real missions - The Chronicles

Ukrainian drone units carried out a strike on the “Bordel” hub in Donetsk Oblast, where units from the Russian “Somali” battalion, “Rubikon” group and command personnel of the 9th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 51st Army were reportedly based. The released drone footage captures multiple impacts and heavy destruction at the site. The strike targeted one of the operational hubs used by Russian forces near the Donetsk front and was documented from aerial reconnaissance and combat drones during the attack.

Footage from the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast shows Ukrainian kamikaze drones of various types targeting Russian personnel and positions in and around the city. According to released information, 67 Russian soldiers were killed during the documented strikes. The video includes attacks carried out by FPV drone operators from the “Alpha” Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine. Officials stated that over the past week alone, operators of the unit reportedly eliminated around 2,000 Russian troops during drone operations along different sectors of the frontline.

Rare combat footage shows operators of the BULAVA unit from the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Operational Brigade using a modified “Queen of Hornets” drone equipped with a grenade launcher. According to the unit, the drone was used to strike a building where opposing forces were sheltering. The video captures the moment the airborne system approaches the structure and fires the mounted weapon during the operation. Such configurations remain relatively uncommon and reflect ongoing experimentation with drone-mounted infantry weapons on the battlefield.

A Russian Svetlyak-class border patrol vessel was reportedly struck near the settlement of Yurkine. Preliminary reports indicate the attack damaged the patrol ship while several crew members were onboard at the time of impact. Footage and local reports from the area began circulating shortly after the incident, though the full extent of the damage has not yet been officially confirmed. The strike adds to continued attacks targeting Russian naval and border security assets around occupied Crimea and the Black Sea region.

The cargo vessel “Leonid Pestrikov” was reportedly struck in the port of Berdiansk during a coordinated drone operation. According to preliminary information, an initial strike was carried out using a frontstrike-class UAV, after which the 422nd Separate UAV Unit “LUFTWAFFE” was urgently deployed by command decision. Operators reportedly used a “Zozulya” midstrike drone equipped with a 50 kg cumulative high-explosive warhead to engage the vessel. The ship is said to have sustained significant damage following the strike inside the port area.

Operators of the Ukrainian border guard unit “Phoenix” carried out an exceptionally long-range FPV drone strike, flying more than 103 kilometers before hitting a Russian military logistics vehicle. The target was a military cargo truck used for supply operations behind the front line. The strike is considered one of the longest confirmed combat missions performed by a standard FPV drone, demonstrating the growing range and operational flexibility of low-cost unmanned systems on the battlefield.

Footage from the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast shows FPV drone operators from the 414th Brigade “Birds of Magyar” conducting surveillance and strike operations against Russian personnel. The video captures a moment when a Russian soldier was targeted during a brief stop, with drone operators engaging the target in a frontline operational area. The material documents ongoing drone warfare activity in the sector, highlighting reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities used along active combat lines.

The Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a series of coordinated strikes against multiple Russian military assets across Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Reported targets include radar systems from S-300V air defense complexes and a fuel tanker in Shyroka Balka, a Tor air defense system and a saddle truck in Berestove, and a BM-27 Uragan MLRS in Zelenyi Hai, Donetsk Oblast. Additional strikes affected command posts, UAV workshops, logistics hubs, and personnel locations in several settlements including Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia directions. The operation also included damage to a port crane in Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, indicating continued targeting of operational infrastructure and supply chains in occupied territories.

A compilation of FPV drone strikes showing Ukrainian FPV drones targeting and destroying vehicles carrying Russian military personnel.

Operators of Ukrainian heavy bomber drones mainly conduct missions at night, targeting enemy bunkers, shelters, and concealed positions with aerial drops. The larger and more valuable the target, the heavier the payload used by drone system units of police rifle battalions. Ukrainian hexacopters have become a constant threat for Russian troops, who have nicknamed them “Baba Yaga” due to their nighttime strikes.