Overview

• RIA Novosti quoted officers from the Alexander Nevsky brigade saying it formed specialized "night-hunter" units to target large Ukrainian drones and trains operators in a ramming tactic used during night operations.
• A Dnepr grouping officer told RIA Novosti that FPV operators destroyed a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on the right bank of Kherson region during a Ukrainian troop rotation.
• The same Dnepr unit claimed its strike drones have taken more than 50 Ukrainian M777 howitzers out of action on the Kherson axis, including 12 in September 2025.
• TASS, citing Russian security sources, reported that Ukraine disbanded a UAV company in the State Border Guard Service during a broader drone-force reform overseen by Robert Madyar, with personnel reassigned after internal disputes.
• RIA Novosti, referencing social media material, said a foreign "Flash" drone battalion tied by insignia to Ukraine’s 28th brigade is recruiting in English for operators of aerial and ground drones, while also describing Ukrainian use of heavy multirotor platforms for munition drops and FPV relay.