Ukrainian drones destroy Russian radar and air defense systems in occupied regions
Photo: Ukrainian drones destroyed Russian radar systems and air defense equipment in the east (Getty Images)
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck several key Russian targets, including a Nebo-SV radar station, a command-and-control vehicle of a Buk-M2 air defense system, and a transporter belonging to an S-350 Vityaz missile system, according to Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.
The operations were carried out in coordination with the Deep Strike Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces grouping. The targets included elements of Russian air defense, logistics infrastructure, and troop deployment points in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Air defense strikes
The 1st Separate Center struck a Nebo-SV radar station in the Luhansk region. The station is designed to detect and track aerial targets and is considered an important component of Russia’s air defense system.
The 9th Kairos Battalion of the 414th Birds of Madyar Brigade destroyed a command-and-control vehicle of a Buk-M2 system in the Luhansk region. These vehicles provide control and coordination of enemy air defense units.
The Unmanned Systems Forces carried out a series of strikes on key enemy targets, including a "Nebo-SV" radar, a command and staff vehicle of the "Buk-M2" SAM system, a tractor from the S-350 "Vityaz" SAM system, logistical support depots, temporary deployment points, and… pic.twitter.com/NWmhFgB87p
— Unmanned Systems Forces (@usf_army) May 27, 2026
The 1st Separate Center also hit a transporter belonging to an S-350 Vityaz air defense system in the Donetsk region. This type of equipment is used to transport and support the operation of components in modern anti-aircraft missile systems.
Depots and deployment sites
The 9th Kairos Battalion of the 414th Birds of Madyar Brigade struck a logistics and supply depot in the Luhansk region, as well as another supply warehouse and a temporary deployment point of Russian troops.
The 1st Separate Center, in coordination with the 413th Raid Regiment, hit a temporary deployment site of Russian forces in the Donetsk region.
In addition, the 414th Birds of Madyar Brigade and the 412th Nemesis Brigade struck Russian logistics targets in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.
On May 26, the 412th Nemesis Brigade blocked the R-280 logistics route in southern Ukraine.
According to the unit, after dozens of trucks and fuel tankers were destroyed along the Mariupol–Melitopol–Simferopol route, the Russian command restricted the movement of heavy equipment.
On the night of May 23, drones from the Birds of Madyar and Nemesis units also struck two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships in Novorossiysk — the frigate Admiral Essen and a Project 1239 missile hovercraft.
That same night, the Sheskharis and Grushovaya Balka oil terminals, as well as an Osa air defense system in Donetsk, also came under attack.
