A unit that, since 2022, has participated in some of the most notable and large-scale operations of Ukraine’s Defense Forces. The first unit to use FPV drones in open-sea operations, employing inflatable boats as mobile platforms. The unit was founded by people from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, which is why its primary goal…

The Main Department of Unmanned Aerial Systems “Phoenix” is a military unit of the State Border Guards Administration (SBGSU), formed in December 2022 as specialized infantry group within the 3rd Luhansk Border Detachment, under the leadership of Dmytro “Zemliak” Oleksiuk. On February 24, 2022, the unit met the invasion at the outermost positions of Eastern…

The “Raroh” drone unit was established as a company inside the 24th Mechanized Brigade, and led by Hero of Ukraine Oleh “Hasan” Huit. The core of the unit consists of combat-experienced service members who progressed from infantry roles to drone specialists, as well as narrowly focused experts with strong civilian skill sets adapted to the…