Ukrainian drones hit Shahed attack drones storage point and pre-flight preparation hub
Drones operated by the 1st Separate Centre of the Unmanned Systems Forces carried out a large-scale strike on a site used for the storage, equipping and launch preparation of Russian Shahed/Geran drones at Donetsk airport in occupied Donetsk on the night of 29-30 December.
Source: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Quote: "The operation was planned by the intelligence directorate of the 414th Separate Brigade Magyar's Birds of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in cooperation with the newly established Deep Strike Centre of the Unmanned Systems Forces Grouping."
Details: According to Brovdi, the following targets were hit:
- the Geran/Shahed logistics hub
- a pre-flight preparation and maintenance facility for Geran/Shahed and Gerbera drones
- the central warhead storage facility for Geran/Shahed UAV systems
- a storage facility for Gerbera UAV systems
- a cluster of Russian personnel and technical staff involved in the preparation and pre-launch maintenance of Geran/Shahed and Gerbera drones
Background: Earlier, Brovdi reported that on the night of 27-28 December, Ukrainian forces had struck a Russian Valdai radar system in temporarily occupied Crimea. Ukrainian troops also attacked a command post for a radar reconnaissance system and a storage and launch base for uncrewed maritime drones.
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