Ukrainian intel eliminates four Russian drone operators in Melitopol strike
Photo: vehicle with Russian forces' drone operators eliminated (Getty Images)
At a closed base of the occupiers in Melitopol, fighters of Ukrainian intelligence carried out a special operation, as a result of which four Russian drone operators were eliminated, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU).
On Saturday, September 27, a powerful explosion occurred on the territory of the aviation town in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region. The closed military base of the Russian invaders was under guard, which did not hinder the Ukrainian intelligence officers.
During a complex and effective operation, a UAZ vehicle, commonly referred to as a "loaf," was destroyed. Inside the car were at least four Russian military operators of unmanned aerial vehicles — who died as a result of the explosion.
The elimination of the enemy vehicle with specialists in drone control became an important blow to the occupiers' ability to carry out aerial reconnaissance and attacks on Ukrainian positions.
Special operations of the DIU
Recently, Ukrainian special forces carried out another successful operation in temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying two An-26 transport aircraft and several radars.
The masters of the special unit of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Ghosts for the first time in history destroyed two enemy Be-12 Chaika amphibious aircraft in temporarily occupied Crimea. Another multi-purpose Mi-8 helicopter of the occupiers was also struck.
Earlier, DIU fighters in Crimea destroyed several key systems of Russian air defense and communications at once, among them the S-400 complex.
