Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Unmanned Systems Forces are a separate branch of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, established in 2024 as a dedicated force for unmanned aerial systems. It oversees the development, training, and combat use of drones within Ukraine's military. The branch is commanded by Colonel Vadym Sukharevsky. Its units have carried out strikes on Russian military infrastructure, including facilities in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian naval base and fuel-oil terminal in Novorossiysk
In the night of September 8–9, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian naval base and the Novorossiysk Mazut Terminal in Krasnodar Krai. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the strike on the base and reported fires on its territory and at the seaport's fuel-oil terminal, as well as explosions in ship basing areas. Mayor of Novorossiysk Andriy Kravchenko confirmed drone debris fell on enterprise territories and near a residential building; the governor of Krasnodar Krai later reported 4 killed and 29 injured.