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Russia Highlights Drone-Led Strikes and Air-Defense Actions Across the Ukraine War

Official reports cast drones as the defining feature of current operations.

Overview

  • Russian military units say reconnaissance and strike UAVs destroyed a Ukrainian Israeli-made RADA radar near Kherson in a nighttime operation, a claim not independently verified.
  • Russia reports FPV operators restricting Ukrainian movements on approaches to Seversk and the "Center" grouping says drones hit a strongpoint near Krasnoarmeysk, while airborne units describe pushing Ukrainian forces from Chasiv Yar toward Kostyantynivka.
  • Regional governors report multiple UAV interceptions over Voronezh and Rostov regions and warn of drone attack danger in Saratov, while Belgorod authorities detail vehicle and property damage from shelling and drones.
  • Ukrainian outlets report explosions in Odesa and Konotop during air-raid alerts, and a pro-Russian activist claims a strike hit a facility assembling unmanned boats near Odesa, with details unconfirmed.
  • Russia’s defense minister has said about 80% of fire tasks are now performed by drones, and Ukraine’s General Staff chief describes a difficult front with 160–190 daily clashes concentrated in Donetsk region.