Ukrainian forces strike elite Russian ‘Rubicon’ drone unit in occupied territory

Ukrainian forces say they struck a base used by Russia’s elite Rubicon drone unit in Berdyansk, occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The attack, carried out jointly by several Ukrainian security and military bodies, matters because Rubicon supports Russian drone operations, including attacks on Ukrainian logistics and drone teams.

Ukraine’s General Staff said the 7 November strike hit a temporary deployment point and a drone control point, 107 kilometres behind the front line. Russian losses are still being assessed, though Ukrainian forces said trained specialists involved in operator training were among those lost. Ukraine has recently expanded drone strikes on Russian targets as far as 300 kilometres behind the front line.