Ukrainian Forces Hit 4 Russian Drone Posts in 24 Hours

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck four Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command posts within a single 24-hour period across occupied Ukrainian territories and inside the Russian Federation, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) announced on Sunday, Nov. 8. Military authorities confirmed that precision strikes hit adversary drone control nodes located in occupied sectors of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Donetsk regions, as well as an operational site across the international border in Russia’s Bryansk region.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Enemy losses are still being clarified, but the effect is already evident: every disabled command post means fewer Russian drones over our positions and supply roads,” the General Staff emphasized in an official dispatch. Which Russian drone command nodes were targeted? The General Staff identified the primary high-value target as an adversary installation in the temporarily occupied port city of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia region. In Berdiansk, Ukrainian forces struck a temporary deployment point and drone command center belonging to a unit from the Russian “Rubikon” formation. Ukrainian military planners described the detachment as one of Moscow’s most combat-capable and technologically advanced specialized drone centers, responsible for coordinating tactical reconnaissance, target acquisition, and strike drone barrages. Beyond Berdiansk, Ukrainian precision fires engaged two additional drone control centers in occupied Ukrainian territory near the occupied city of Oleshky in southern Kherson region and near the settlement of Bilytske in eastern Donetsk region. Other Topics of Interest From Strong Leaders to Strong Parties: Ukraine’s Next Democratic Investment A long-lasting democratic future depends on building strong political parties that can outlast their leaders. Concurrently, Ukrainian units executed a cross-border precision interdiction against a fourth Russian UAV control node located in the vicinity of Aleksandrovskoye in Russia’s Bryansk region, suppressing adversary loitering munition operators near the northern frontier. Record Russian weekly losses The neutralization of the four drone control facilities coincides with a historic weekly loss rate sustained by the Russian armed forces during the first week of November. Earlier on Sunday, the General Staff of the AFU reported that Russian invading forces suffered 16,130 casualties between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7, setting an all-time weekly loss record since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The weekly attrition rate averaged more than 2,300 Russian personnel neutralized every 24 hours – the equivalent of an entire motorized rifle regiment put out of action daily, or approximately 100 soldiers disabled every hour. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.