Ukrainian special forces wipe out Iskander missile complex at Russian base — video
Photo: Ukrainian Special Operations Forces release striking video of attack on Russian base (t.me/Tsaplienko)
Fighters of the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a storage site for an Iskander missile system as well as a drone piloting center of the Rubicon unit in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
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"Units of the Special Operations Forces successfully carried out fire strikes using FP-2 drones against enemy rear and operational infrastructure facilities in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine," SSO said.
Ukrainian SOF destroyed the Iskander missile storage site “Rubikon,” a remote piloting post, as well as other enemy facilities in occupied Crimea and Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Thread: pic.twitter.com/6sFvwVXOPV
— SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES OF UKRAINE (@SOF_UKR) February 17, 2026
In particular, in the village of Pasichne, in temporarily occupied Crimea, SSO struck a storage site for an Iskander missile system. Powerful explosions were recorded at the site.
In addition, Ukrainian forces destroyed a remote drone piloting center of the Rubicon unit in the village of Vysoke in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. Several drones successfully hit the target.
"Overall, between February 9 and 14, SSO units struck more than ten enemy military facilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. These included concentrations of personnel, ammunition depots, parking areas for military vehicles, and other targets," SSO added.
Strikes on key Russian military targets
Ukrainian forces regularly destroy valuable enemy military targets in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territories using strike drones.
Earlier, operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck a North Korean-made Koksan self-propelled artillery system in the Luhansk region.
In addition, operators of the SBS Asgard battalion of the 412th Nemesis Brigade destroyed two Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile systems of the occupiers in a single night.
It was also reported that Ukrainian Special Operations Forces carried out a precise strike on a warehouse storing Shahed-type drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk.
