Drones of the Ukrainian Hart Brigade's Falcon unit destroyed a Russian Murom-M long-range surveillance system close to the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces stated on March 5.
Vovchansk is an embattled city some 60 kilometers (37 miles) northeast of Kharkiv that has seen heavy battles since Russia launched a brand new offensive within the space in Could 2024.
Russian forces "weren’t saved by the anti-drone internet that coated it (Murom-M) from all sides. The primary two 'birds' of the Falcon pilots punched a gap in it, and the third lastly destroyed the system," the assertion learn.
Russian troops and a automobile used to move infantry and ammunition to their positions got here underneath assault in the identical space, the Khortytsia group of forces stated.
All through Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine and Russia have closely invested in drone expertise, revolutionizing the best way wars are fought.
For outnumbered Ukrainian forces, drones have been one of many key weapons to strike Russian warships, naval bases, oil refineries, and airfields inside occupied territories and deep behind Russia's strains.
The Kyiv IndependentChris York