On August 27, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that soldiers of the 18th Armed Forces used Lancet unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to destroy a mobile UAV control center and a number of personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) in Kherson, located on the right bank of the Dnipro River.
During a routine patrol flight, the Russian Zala reconnaissance UAV control team detected the movement of AFU's equipment and manpower along the forest belt. They then transferred the coordinates to the Lancet UAV control center to record the location. Suicide UAV control teams were deployed immediately and destroyed the target with an accurate hit.
"Our unit's main task is to attack enemy targets. First, the detectives determined the target and provided the coordinates. We will cause damage with fire on the target," said the commander of the attack team, nicknamed Walrus.
According to Walrus, their task is to destroy all Ukrainian weapons appearing in the conflict area in Dnipro, including artillery, self-propelled artillery, tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, radar systems and electronic warfare systems.
The Russian Defense Ministry later emphasized that thanks to the use of UAVs, soldiers can track the movements of the enemy in real time and coordinate attacks effectively.
Previously, on August 20, soldiers of the 57th independent Motorized infantry Brigade took control of the Novogeorgievka area after just over two weeks of expanding their offensive to Dnipro. To gain an advantage in Novogeorgievka, the soldiers moved in small groups and continuously cleared the forest beltes near the area.
The commander, nicknamed Stepa, said the unit had found many types of weapons left by the Ukrainian army after being dropped off Novogeorgievka, including Polish machine guns, Italian sneakers, bombs and a US Javelin shoulder-attached anti-tank missile complex.
Notably, the unit also discovered a few Ukrainian radio stations still operating while sweeping the reinforced areas and shelters. This is especially beneficial for the Russian military in tracking Ukrainian communications.
Previously, on August 5, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the country's army had gained control of the village of Sichneve, Dnipro, after only 2 days of entering the area.
Observers say the Russian army has shown its superiority in not only continuously taking control of the areas quickly in Dnipro but also causing significant damage to the Ukrainian army.
