Ukrainian drones take out three Russian aircraft and other targets
Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces drones score a major hit, taking out three Russian aircraft (photo: Getty Images)
Ukrainian drones take out three Russian aircraft: Su-33 and MiG-29 fighter jets, plus an Orion strike-reconnaissance drone, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, reports.
Russia's air defense assets were also hit, including eight radar systems, an S-400 battalion position in Gelendzhik, and two surface-to-air missile/anti-aircraft missile-gun systems.
Eleven of the 14 targets were successfully struck in Russia's Rostov region and Krasnodar Krai, while the other three were in occupied Crimea:
- Su-33 fighter jet in Vityazevo, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- MiG-29 fighter jet in Vityazevo, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Orion drone in Vityazevo, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- TOR surface-to-air missile system in Pudovyi, Rostov region, Russia
- Nebo-U radar system in Dolotinka, Rostov region, Russia
- Nebo-U radar system in Sevastopol, Crimea
- Kasta 2E2 radar system in Latonovo, Rostov region, Russia
- Podlyot radar system in Prigibskiy, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- 36D6M radar system in Uyutne, Crimea
- Kasta 2E2 radar system in Shabelskoye, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-gun system in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile system position in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- ST-68 radar system in Yevpatoria, Crimea
- Podlyot radar system in Golovatovka, Rostov region, Russia.
Ukrainian drones take out three Russian aircraft—#Su-33 and #MiG-29 fighter jets, plus an #Orion strike-reconnaissance #drone pic.twitter.com/AfhsTmw3tC
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) August 23, 2026
Latest strikes on Russian targets
As previously reported, on August 22 and overnight into August 23, Ukrainian Defense Forces units struck several Russian military targets.
In Chornomorske in occupied Crimea, a launch and storage site for unmanned maritime boats was hit. A ground-based relay station used to control Geran and Gerbera attack drones was also struck there.
Another target was an ST-68 radar station in Yevpatoria.
Meanwhile, drones attacked a large OZON warehouse in Orenburg overnight, sparking a fire. The company then evacuated employees and suspended deliveries.
