Ukrainian forces release video of strike on Russian Rubicon drone unit base in occupied Berdiansk
Ukraine's Defence Forces of the South have published footage showing a coordinated attack on a Russian drone unit facility more than 100 km from the front line.
By Hiroshi Ferrari ·
Ukrainian military personnel have released video showing a strike on a base belonging to Russia's Rubicon drone unit in temporarily occupied Berdiansk, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The footage was published by the Defence Forces of the South and Operational Command Pivden (South) on Facebook.
The Russian facility sits roughly 107 km from the line of contact and was hit in a combined attack that included drones, the military said. The video shows more than 10 strikes on various buildings at the base.
"The enemy has lost trained experts who were involved in training operators and passing on their experience to others," the military said of the operation's impact.
According to the Defence Forces of the South, the attack was carried out by UAV battery units from the Harpy Group operating within the southern forces, working alongside the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Special Group Alpha of the Security Service of Ukraine, and the 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment.
In the caption accompanying the footage, the military said: "This operation once again proves that there is no longer any safe rear area for the Russian occupiers. Ukraine's defence forces can detect and strike enemy assets far from the front line, acting in a coordinated manner and in line with a single plan."
Ukraine's General Staff reported earlier that the strike on the Rubicon base in Berdiansk had been carried out on 7 November. It said the attack had hit the unit's temporary deployment site and ground control station.
The General Staff has described Rubicon as one of Russia's most combat-capable drone centres, making the facility a significant target for Ukrainian forces seeking to degrade Moscow's unmanned aerial capabilities.
The Berdiansk operation came as Ukraine continued to hit targets deep behind the front. On the night of 8 to 9 November, Ukrainian forces struck the Morozov Plant in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, a facility that produces solid-fuel charges for Iskander-M ballistic missile engines.
