423rd Drone Battalion Becomes A Regiment

Another Unmanned Systems Battalion has been expanded, with the 423-й батальйон безпілотних систем “Scythian Griffins” of the 20-й армійський корпус reorganized into a regiment, further strengthening the corps’ drone warfare capabilities.

The expansion was confirmed by the unit itself through its official social media channels.

As of August 2026, the 423rd Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion “Scythian Griffins” has been reorganized and expanded to the scale of a regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Vitaliy Hersak of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the initiator of our unit’s creation and its long-standing leader, has been appointed commander.

Under Hersak’s leadership, the unit grew from a small unmanned systems detachment into a regiment in less than two years. During that period, the unit’s personnel increased nearly twentyfold while developing its own engineering and design center, experimental production facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles, munitions, workshops, and training infrastructure. The regiment also states it fields experienced crews capable of operating a wide range of modern systems.

Due to the implementation of new systems, they have become one of the most effective units within the Оперативне командування Південь and the entirety of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

Last month, MilitaryLand reported that the 433-й батальйон безпілотних систем про розширення 21-й армійський корпус had also been expanded into a regiment.

The expansion of both units reflects the continued development of corps-level unmanned systems capabilities across the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

It increasingly appears that the General Staff intends for each Army Corps to field its own dedicated Unmanned Systems Regiment, providing a permanent drone warfare component to support reconnaissance, strike operations, and interdiction across the front. Therefore, it is likely we will continue to see further expansion of these units