Elite Russian drone unit hunt Ukrainian UAVs

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07 Jun 2026, 20:12 GMT+10

The Rubicon unit is considered the cream of the crop in unmanned warfare

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of the elite Rubicon drone unit intercepting Ukrainian kamikaze UAVs.

The video shows more than a dozen interceptions of Ukrainian mid- and long-range fixed-wing B-2 and FP-2 kamikaze drones.

Rubicon operators reportedly often only need a thread dropped from a drone while flying above an enemy UAV, tangling its propeller and causing it to crash.

In recent months, Kiev has intensified attacks on Russian regions using long-range fixed-wing drones such as FP-2 models shown in the footage, often targeting civilian infrastructure and vehicles.

Last week, these types of strikes killed at least 35 civilians, including three children, and injured 182 people, according to Rodion Miroshnik, who leads the Russian Foreign Ministry mission responsible for tracking Ukrainian war crimes.

READ MORE: Ukraine killed 21 Russian students and lied about it: What really happened in Starobelsk

Earlier in May, Ukraine killed 21 students, mostly young women, in a double-tap drone strike on a college dormitory in Starobelsk, Russia.

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