Overview
- The fiber‑optic reconnaissance drone Knyaz Veshchy Oleg has entered combat trials with production started, offering 30–50 km scouting, simple two‑rail launch, 3D‑printed repairable parts, and integration to feed targeting to strike drones.
- Southern Military District FPV operators reported destroying multiple Ukrainian vehicles on the Konstantinovka axis, including MaxxPro and Kozak‑2 armor as well as pickup trucks.
- An FPV team said it disabled a D‑20 howitzer on the Konstantinovka direction using three strike drones after detecting the gun’s firing position at night.
- Russia’s Dnepr grouping reported in Zaporizhzhia the destruction of a 2S22 Bogdana self‑propelled gun and UAV control points near Orikhiv, along with three vehicles carrying personnel and a ground robotic platform.
- Developer KB Veter opened a fifth near‑front classroom to train FPV operators without pulling them from duty, while Orda‑Pilot said its machine‑vision ‘Strelets’ anti‑drone system is slated for frontline testing by the end of 2025.