{"id":82038,"date":"2026-04-14T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/?p=82038"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:23:19","slug":"210th-battalion-reformed-into-drone-battalion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/210th-battalion-reformed-into-drone-battalion\/","title":{"rendered":"210th Battalion Reformed Into Drone Battalion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces began a comprehensive restructuring process of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, including the integration of some of its brigades within the regular Ukrainian Ground Forces, and expanding the Unmanned Systems Capabilities of the brigades further to help stabilize and defend the frontline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One notable example includes the linearization of all Territorial Defense Brigades, disbanding separate battalions and forming them as linear battalions within the brigade. This change consolidates command and administrative functions at the brigade level, reducing the need for battalions to operate independently and standardizing the overall structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, several units over time have been used to supplement and bolster units within other branches of the Ukrainian Military, including the Assault Regiments, particularly the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%97-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8\/86th-territorial-defense-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"37450\">86th Battalion<\/a>, which joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/da-vinci-wolves\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"13860\">1-\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a<\/a>. Recently, an article released by Suspilne Media revealed that another Territorial Defense Battalion has been reformed. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82038_522987-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82038_522987-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82038_522987-a1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82038_522987-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading82038_522987-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82038_522987-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading82038_522987-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading82038_522987-a1\">Integration into Skelya Regiment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u041e\u0442\u0436\u0435 <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/%d1%81%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%82%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d1%96%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%8c%d0%bd%d0%be%d1%97-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b8\/210th-territorial-defense-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"39080\">210-\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0439\u043e\u043d \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/a>, which has been reformed into the <strong>210th Unmanned Systems Battalion<\/strong> and has been temporarily assigned under the direct command of the <a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/ukraine\/armed-forces\/skala-assault-battalion\/\" data-type=\"unit\" data-id=\"17805\">425-\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043a<\/a>, more commonly known as the <strong>Skelya Regiment<\/strong>. This development is particularly notable, given the battalion&#8217;s previously documented challenges, for which <em>MilitaryLand <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/news\/abandoned-on-the-frontline-inside-the-210th-battalions-struggle\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/news\/abandoned-on-the-frontline-inside-the-210th-battalions-struggle\/\">reported on<\/a> back in October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konstantin Rusanov, callsign \u201cNemo,\u201d who now heads the 210th Unmanned Systems Battalion, has been part of the \u201cSkelya\u201d unit since its formation in 2022, when it existed as a small volunteer formation. It is also important to note that Rusanov is also the Deputy Commander of the Skelya Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battalion has been fighting in the Pokrovsk Direction alongside the regiment since at least early February 2025, which was revealed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/reel\/3901243160133767\/?s=single_unit\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"facebook.com\/reel\/3901243160133767\/?s=single_unit\">\u043e\u0444\u0456\u0446\u0456\u0439\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b \u0443 Facebook<\/a> of the unit. Their tasks involved planning, coordination, and clear communication between all units in the then-increasingly hot direction on the frontline. Its personnel were also involved in combat missions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image82038_ef917d-f7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image82038_ef917d-f7\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1284590-akso-mene-posaditi-dvi-dobi-divitisa-tiktoki-pro-skelu-a-tez-mabut-pidu-v-szc-zastupnik-komandira-polku-nemo\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-82079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-152x86.jpg 152w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9c8f27beea47112e.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The Deputy Commander of the 425th Assault Regiment, also head of the 210th Unmanned Systems Battalion, Kostantin Rusanov. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1284590-akso-mene-posaditi-dvi-dobi-divitisa-tiktoki-pro-skelu-a-tez-mabut-pidu-v-szc-zastupnik-komandira-polku-nemo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/1284590-akso-mene-posaditi-dvi-dobi-divitisa-tiktoki-pro-skelu-a-tez-mabut-pidu-v-szc-zastupnik-komandira-polku-nemo\/\">(Photo Credit to Suspline Media, Ivan Antipenko.)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the article, Rusanov defended the position of the regiment against accusations, most likely from public figures such as Sternenko, arguing that losses are an unavoidable reality of war and that missions are planned with the priority of preserving personnel, even at the cost of equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He criticized public commentary of ongoing operations, such as the most recent assault on Hryscne in the Pokrovsk direction, stating that combat footage is misleading and harmful when taken out of context. He also emphasized the regiment&#8217;s strict discipline and how it has retrained and mobilized personnel, and its growing reliance on unmanned systems as part of efforts to improve effectiveness on the battlefield.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces began a comprehensive restructuring process of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, including the integration of some of its brigades within the regular&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3620,"featured_media":82090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-units"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"News"},{"value":4,"label":"Units"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/militaryland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/h_210th_Battalion_Becomes_Unmanned_Systems-1024x478.webp",1024,478,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"David Pipe","author_link":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/author\/davomme\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1053,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1053,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0},{"term_id":4,"name":"Units","slug":"units","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":4,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":381,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":4,"category_count":381,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Units","category_nicename":"units","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3620"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82038"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82773,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82038\/revisions\/82773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/militaryland.net\/ua\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}