Overview
- Russian unmanned systems units reportedly hit two pickups, a US-made Humvee, and a Ukrainian Kozak armored vehicle near Kupiansk in Kharkiv region.
- The strikes were carried out by FPV kamikaze drones operated by the West grouping, according to the Defense Ministry.
- Military personnel from the 68th motor rifle division identified targets using aerial reconnaissance before directing the drone attacks.
- The ministry said the vehicles were being used to resupply positions and move personnel attempting to relieve encircled Ukrainian fighters in the city.
- The report adds that repeated drone strikes are complicating Ukrainian rotation efforts and ammunition deliveries along the frontline approaches.