Ukrainian navy responds to commander’s declare of no state-supplied FPV drones for third Brigade

Ukraine’s Armed Forces responded to latest feedback by Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the third Military Corps, who claimed that the third Separate Assault Brigade had not acquired any state-supplied (first-person-view) FPV drones for 3 months, Babel reported on June 2.

The third Brigade, which shaped the premise for the formation of the third Military Corps, is seen as one of the crucial battle-hardened Ukrainian models. A lot of its members embody Azov veterans.

In a written response to a request from Babel, the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated the brigade had acquired a complete of seven,992 unmanned aerial autos (UAVs) of assorted varieties between Jan. 1 and Could 27. The navy didn’t make clear whether or not that quantity included FPV drones.

In response to the navy's logistics service, models are supplied with a listing of accessible gear and should choose what they want. All requests submitted by the third Assault Brigade had been reportedly fulfilled.

The brigade should submit a separate request to the Protection Ministry for focused funding if it requires a selected modification that’s not in inventory, the response learn.

That was the case in Could, when the third Assault Brigade acquired funds for procurement, the logistics division informed Babel. In whole, the state reportedly allotted Hr 151.5 million (about $3.6 million) to the brigade in 2025 for drone purchases. As of Could 28, 57% of these funds had been spent.

Biletskyi made his feedback in an interview printed Could 11 with journalist Yurii Butusov.

"I'd prefer to 'thank' the Protection Ministry — for 3 months, the third Assault Brigade didn’t obtain a single FPV drone," Biletskyi stated.

"We had been severely missing (the drones,) " he added. "With out the FPVs equipped by the state, we actually dried out throughout these three months, as a result of the entrance line is big."

Biletskyi additionally stated the provision stream of drones to his unit has fluctuated. "In some intervals, we acquired 30–40% of what was wanted, and that mattered."

Drones have confirmed particularly efficient throughout Ukraine's full-scale struggle with Russia, with each side utilizing them extensively on the entrance traces and for strikes past the battlefield.

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