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Russia Reports Drone-Guided Strikes in Donetsk Sector as Tor‑M2 Downs Switchblade 600

The defense ministry describes an integrated UAV-to-fires method with claims not independently verified.

Overview

  • FPV teams of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division struck a Ukrainian ammunition depot on the Kramatorsk–Druzhkovskoye axis, with the blast detonating stored munitions, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defence.
  • The same FPV unit reportedly destroyed a Ukrainian ground robotic complex on the same front.
  • UAV operators from the 123rd Motorized Rifle Brigade located a fortified blindazh, after which a 152 mm Msta‑B gun destroyed the position with several accurate rounds, the ministry said.
  • Granat‑4 operators identified a 122 mm D‑30 howitzer, and a Lancet loitering munition then struck the gun to prevent further fire, according to the official account.
  • On the Krasnoarmeysk direction, a Tor‑M2 air-defense crew from the Center grouping intercepted a U.S.-made Switchblade 600 loitering munition at an altitude above 200 meters, the ministry reported.