Ukrainian General Staff reports strike on Russian unmanned systems unit in Luhansk Oblast

Iryna Levytska — 12 August, 13:22
Ukrainian General Staff reports strike on Russian unmanned systems unit in Luhansk Oblast
A Shahed drone. Stock photo: Getty Images

Ukrainian defence forces struck a cluster of Russian military personnel from an unmanned systems unit near Marivka in Luhansk Oblast and other Russian assets on the night of 11-12 August.

Source: Ukraine's General Staff

Details: According to the General Staff, the strikes also targeted a ground-based relay station used to control Geran/Gerbera attack UAVs near Olenivka in temporarily occupied Crimea and a Russian military repair unit near Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast.

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"Striking these facilities weakens the enemy's ability to control attack UAVs, maintain military equipment and support the operations of its units," the General Staff said.

Background: Earlier, satellite imagery revealed the damage caused by a third Ukrainian strike in two months on infrastructure at the Hvardiiske airfield in occupied Crimea. The strike was carried out on the night of 6-7 August.

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