On the night of February 24, units of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces conducted a coordinated series of strikes targeting key elements of russia's air defense and artillery capabilities. According to the Unmanned Systems Forces commander Major Robert Madyar Brovdi, Ukrainian drone operators successfully hunted down and hit a multiple launch rocket system, two types of surface-to-air missile systems, and a radar station across several sectors of the front and in temporarily occupied Crimea.
In Zaporizhzhia region, pilots of the Kairos 7th Battalion from the 414th Brigade destroyed the BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system. The launcher was identified at a firing position, indicating it was either preparing to conduct strikes or had recently completed a fire mission. Eliminating such systems reduces the enemy's ability to deliver area-saturation attacks against Ukrainian positions and rear infrastructure.
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In Donetsk region, near the settlement of Svobodne, operators of the Nemesis 412th Brigade detected and destroyed the Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile system. Buk-M1 system is designed to engage aircraft, cruise missiles, and certain types of drones at medium ranges. Its destruction weakens the layered air defense umbrella protecting russian troop concentrations and logistics hubs in the area.
Another significant strike targeted the Pantsir-S1 air defense system near Krasnosilske in Crimea. The system was identified and engaged by drone operators from the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces. Pantsir-S1 units are typically tasked with short-range protection of high-value assets, including command posts and long-range air defense systems. Their loss creates vulnerabilities in close-in defensive coverage.
In the same operational direction, near Novofedorivka in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukrainian drones struck the Malakhit radar station. Radar assets such as Malakhit play a critical role in detecting aerial threats and cueing missile systems. Disabling radar support not only degrades situational awareness but can also render surviving launchers significantly less effective.
As Defense Express previously reported, Ukrainian forces have destroyed a rare and powerful russian heavy flamethrower system near Bohdanivske, delivering another blow to Moscow's frontline firepower. According to footage released by the 16th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, drone operators identified and struck the TOS-1A Solntsepyok system along with its accompanying transport-loading vehicle based on a T-72 chassis.
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