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Inside Rubicon, The Elite Russian Drone Unit Wreaking Havoc On Ukraine's Troops

Rubicon, formed in summer 2024, has seven units with 130-150 personnel each, disrupting Ukrainian supply lines and enabling Russian advances near Kursk, experts say.

Ukrainian forces are struggling to adapt to an elite Russian drone unit known as Rubicon that aims to bring cutting-edge technologies and tactics to the battlefield. New findings from RFE/RL’s Russian Services now shed more light on the secretive military unit.

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The headquarters of the secret centre for advanced unmanned technologies, Rubicon, which the experts consider to be one of the most effective units of the Russian Ministry of Defence, is located at one of the exhibition pavilions in Patriot Park in Podmoskovje, and journalists of Radio Liberty have been identified.

·Riga, Latvia
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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty broke the news in Czechia on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
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