Ukraine’s USF strike 300 Russian air defense assets since start of year

As reported by Ukrinform, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said this on Facebook . According to him, “on September 19, the ‘Birds’ reached the mark of 300 destroyed/damaged enemy air defense units/systems over 261 days of 2026.” These include 26 enemy air defense systems struck between September 10 and 18, and 37 between September 1 and 18. Since the start of Operation PPOpad-2026, the USF have carried out successful strikes, confirmed by video footage, against 162 surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft missile-gun systems, 124 radar systems and 14 electronic warfare systems. Among the destroyed targets was a Buk-M3 surface-to-air missile system near Ukrainka in the Zaporizhzhia region.