Historic excessive: Ukrainian drones hit over 120 Russian air defence and radar techniques in a single month

Ukraine's defence forces struck 128 Russian air defence techniques and radar stations utilizing unmanned techniques in December 2025.

Supply: Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation

Particulars: Fedorov mentioned this was the best variety of Russian air defence and radar techniques hit inside a single month. In complete, Ukrainian army items struck practically 107,000 totally different targets utilizing unmanned techniques in December, which is 31% greater than in November.

Over the identical month, drones operated by the defence forces additionally worn out about 33,000 Russian army personnel.

Quote: "In December, our army achieved a number of report figures utilizing unmanned techniques: 106,859 targets hit, which is 31% greater than in November; 33,019 personnel losses inflicted, a determine that’s rising each month; and 128 air defence and radar techniques hit, which is a historic excessive."

The Russian Valdai radar station, which was hit by the defence forces on the night time of 27-28 December 2025. Photograph: Robert "Magyar" Brovdi

Particulars: Fedorov additionally launched an inventory of the 20 only Ukrainian items in December when it comes to drone strikes on targets:

  • Magyar's Birds, Ukraine's 414th Separate Brigade
  • Particular Operations Centre Alpha, Safety Service of Ukraine
  • Phoenix Unmanned Programs Regiment
  • Lasar's Group, Nationwide Guard of Ukraine
  • 412th Nemesis Separate Unmanned Programs Brigade
  • 427th Raroh Separate Unmanned Programs Brigade
  • twentieth Okay-2 Separate Unmanned Programs Brigade
  • third Separate Assault Brigade
  • 429th Achilles Separate Unmanned Programs Regiment
  • Unmanned Programs Battalion of the 63rd Separate Mechanised Brigade
  • thirty ninth Anti-Plane Missile Regiment
  • 59th Separate Assault Brigade of Unmanned Programs Forces
  • 92nd Separate Assault Brigade
  • 411th Separate Unmanned Programs Regiment
  • twenty eighth Separate Mechanised Brigade
  • ninety fifth Separate Air Assault Brigade
  • 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade
  • twenty third Separate Public Order Safety Brigade UAV Strike Firm, Nationwide Guard of Ukraine
  • third Spartan Operational Brigade
  • Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.

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Background: Ukrainian forces proceed to extend the variety of drone strikes on the entrance strains and in Russia's rear areas. Earlier, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that Ukraine's defence forces use drones in round 60% of all strikes on frontline Russian belongings. He additionally mentioned that the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces every deploy 4,000-5,000 FPV drones per day.

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