Ukrainian forces hit Russian Rubikon UAV unit again – General Staff

Units from Ukraine's defence forces have struck a cluster of personnel from the Russian Rubikon UAV unit and a Russian drone launch site in temporarily occupied territories on 14 October and on the night of 14-15 October.

Source: Ukraine's General Staff

Details: The General Staff notes that defenders hit a cluster site of Rubikon UAV unit personnel in the area of Novokostiantynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

A site used by the Russians for the storage, preparation and launch of strike UAVs also was hit in Donetsk Oblast. Explosions and the operation of the Russian air defence were reported in the city. The extent of the damage caused is being clarified.

Following previous strikes, damage sustained on 13 October 2026 to four UAV storage facilities in the area of Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea has been confirmed. Signs of secondary detonation were recorded.

Quote: "Systematic strikes against storage, preparation and launch sites of Russian aggressors' strike UAVs are aimed at reducing their capabilities to strike Ukraine's civilian infrastructure. Work against key military targets of the Russian aggressor continues."

Background: The General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a number of Russian military assets on 22 September and on the night of 22-23 September, including drone ground control stations and a UAV warehouse belonging to Rubicon – an advanced Russian unmanned systems unit.

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