US EditionUkraine Kills 12 Russian FSB Officers in Drone Strike
The operation used eight FP-2 drones and caused 27 casualties, Ukrainian officials said, as the strike also damaged residential and commercial areas.
- On Wednesday, April 22, Commander Robert Magyar Brovdi of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Unmanned Systems Forces reported that eight high-precision FP-2 drones destroyed a Russian Federal Security Service special forces command post in Donetsk at 8:01 a.m.
- The strike against the FSB's Mobile Action Directorate resulted in 27 casualties, killing 12 officers and wounding 15. The UMD operates as a special counterintelligence unit executing sabotage and terrorist acts in occupied territories.
- Specialist units from the Deep Strike Center and the Azov 1st Corps of the National Guard developed the operation, executed by the Ptakhy unit using MiddleStrike systems. These units previously struck the Russian Navy frigate Admiral Grigorovich in Novorossiysk.
- Ukraine reported its strongest frontline position in a year, citing drone superiority and enhanced air defenses. The European Commission unblocked a €90 billion loan this week, which Kyiv will direct toward producing Ukrainian weapons.
- Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov reportedly alerted Vladimir Putin to Ukraine's technological advantage earlier this month. Kyiv claims more than 55,000 Russian casualties since March 1, with forces struggling in the 1300km 'kill zone' patrolled by UAVs.
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Eight drones enter a flat in Donetsk – how Ukrainians attacked the FSB (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,520)
Ukrainian forces carried out a high-precision operation in occupied Donetsk, utilizing a "train" of eight drones to strike an apartment allegedly housing 12 FSB officers. While the front remains largely static, Ukrainian defenders in Kostyantynivka are facing a critical shortage of personnel. Recent battlefield footage highlights these dynamics.
Ukrainian FP-2 drones, operated by System without Pilot unit along with fighters of the "Azov" Brigade, struck with eight precision attacks an FSB command post in Donetsk occupied, on April 22, Kiev claiming that 12 Russian officers were killed and other wounded 15. The Ukrainian Army reports that 12 Russian FSB officers were killed in a drone attack on a command post in Donetsk first appeared in Romania TV.
Ukrainian drones meet FSB commanders in Donetsk.
The Ukrainian military has used drones to attack a command post of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in the occupied part of the Donetsk region. The Kyiv Independent reported that twelve Russian officers died in the strike and another fifteen were injured. This information could not be immediately independently verified.
Ukrainian Drones Strike FSB Command Post in Donetsk, Killing 12 Russian Intelligence Officers
Ukrainian forces struck a Federal Security Service command post in Russian-occupied Donetsk on April 22, killing 12 FSB officers and injuring 15 others in a precision drone operation that targeted one of Russia’s primary intelligence coordination hubs in the region, according to Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi. A series of explosions shook Donetsk […] The post Ukrainian Drones Strike FSB Command Post in Donetsk, Killing …
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