War Robots: - The Chronicles

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.

The footage shows Ukrainian FPV drones equipped with a pole and rope being used to bring down 12 Russian Mavic drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region. These scenes were released by the 46th Separate Airmobile Podilian Brigade of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, highlighting another improvised and effective method of countering enemy UAVs in the sky.

The Harpoon unit has released footage showing how its operators use a drone equipped with a homemade shotgun to shoot down enemy UAVs. The video highlights an improvised but effective approach to aerial defense, as Ukrainian drone teams continue adapting their tactics to counter enemy reconnaissance and attack drones in real time.

This footage captures an intense attempt by a Ukrainian interceptor operator to bring down a Russian Molniya-2 drone. Gunfire can be seen coming from the ground as troops try to hit the target, while another Ukrainian FPV interceptor also makes a pass but narrowly misses. What follows is a real aerial duel: the Russian drone keeps maneuvering to avoid being taken down, while the Ukrainian operator has to stay locked in, react instantly, and catch the target at exactly the right moment. A tense example of how fast and demanding drone interception has become on today’s battlefield.

This footage shows a Ukrainian STING interceptor drone recording the moment another STING takes down a Russian Shahed in the sky. A rare angle on modern aerial combat, showing how interceptor drones are becoming an increasingly important tool against enemy kamikaze UAVs.

In this footage, the Ukrainian P1-Sun interceptor drone successfully shoots down a Russian Shahed attack drone in mid-air. The strike highlights the growing role of specialized interceptor UAVs in defending the sky and countering long-range kamikaze drones.

The 190th Training Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces conducted the world’s first remote interception of a Shahed-type drone using the LITAVR interceptor developed by F-Drones. The pilot controlled the drone from a significant distance away from the launch site. The new tactic allows interceptors to be deployed in advance, while operators control them remotely from a safe command center. Only internet connectivity at both locations is required, removing the need to place trained pilots along the entire perimeter. LITAVR has been supplied to Ukrainian forces since autumn 2025, with a range of up to 60 km and a ceiling of 9.5 km. It uses inertial guidance without GPS, automatic terminal targeting, and destroys targets via kinetic impact or detonation. The system is already intercepting hundreds of drones of various types each week.

Border guard aerial reconnaissance operators of the “STRIX” unit destroyed a rare Russian Skat-450M UAV on the South Slobozhanskyi direction. The drone is used for deep reconnaissance and is valued at around $400,000. Its loss reduces the enemy’s ability to conduct long-range surveillance and improves protection of Ukrainian positions.

In this footage, the crew of an An-28 aircraft engages and destroys a Russian Shahed kamikaze drone in dramatic fashion. Under laser guidance, the gunner tracks the target and opens fire with a minigun, shredding the UAV in mid-air.

The system can carry up to four FPV drones with a potential range of up to 60 km.