ByDavid Kirichenko,
Contributor.
Russia’s Rubicon drone formation has rapidly emerged as one of the most effective forces on the front, helping to expand the killzone and making it far more difficult for Ukrainian logistics.
A Ukrainian soldier who goes by Andrii, callsign “Murphy,” from the 419th Battalion of Unmanned Systems, told me in an interview that he survived a close call recently with Rubicon. His team narrowly escaped when a first-person-view drone targeted their vehicle, managing to abandon it just before impact. The strike destroyed the car and all their equipment, and afterward, they discovered enemy fiber-optic lines in the area. Speaking of the Rubicon unit, Andrii said, “their goal is to target Ukrainian logistics.”
As a result of relentless Russian drone attacks, Ukraine is facing a shortage of trucks, pickups, and armored transport vehicles, many of which are being destroyed on resupply and evacuation runs.
