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Ukraine Pulls Off First-of-Its-Kind Drone Assault Across Dnipro, Blows Up Russian UAV Position
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Ukrainian Marines have carried out an unusual cross-river operation, using an aerial drone to transport an explosive-laden ground robot to the Russian-occupied bank of the Dnipro River, where it traveled to a Russian drone operators' position and detonated.
The operation marked the first reported instance of Ukrainian forces successfully deploying an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) by air onto the Russian-held eastern bank of the river, according to Ukraine’s 426th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment on November 12.
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The mission brought together a ground robotics platoon from the 426th Regiment and teams operating FPV attack drones, aerial bombers, and reconnaissance UAVs, allowing Ukrainian forces to coordinate strikes against multiple Russian positions during the robot’s advance.
A Ukrainian Perun aerial drone carried the ground vehicle, equipped with a 7-kilogram (15.4-pound) explosive warhead, across the Dnipro before releasing it onto the temporarily occupied bank.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, the landing was successful, with the robot retaining full communications and operational control.
Once on the ground, the robot began moving along its designated route toward a building used by Russian UAV operators.
As it advanced, Ukrainian troops identified additional Russian positions using both the robot’s onboard surveillance equipment and reconnaissance drones overhead, directing FPV strikes against the detected targets.
The operation culminated when the ground robot reached the entrance to the building housing Russian drone personnel. As a Russian soldier emerged through the doorway, the Ukrainian operator remotely detonated the vehicle’s explosive payload.
Ukrainian forces then launched an additional FPV drone strike against the same position, which the military reported had been destroyed.
According to the Ukrainian Navy, the entire operation was captured on video, and no Ukrainian personnel were lost during the mission.
Earlier, reports emerged that Ukrainian forces carried out a record 31,398 logistics and evacuation missions using unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in October.
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