Ukraine’s newly independent military branch, the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), said on Wednesday that they have struck a Russian training and production facility used for drone pilots and munitions manufacturing, killing personnel and destroying equipment in what they describe as a coordinated deep-strike operation. USF said the facility belonged to the so-called “Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences” and was used to train UAV operators and assemble combat payloads.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to the unit, production and repair workshops were destroyed in the strike, along with four “Tiger” armored vehicles that were undergoing repairs. Ammunition stocks and drone components were also eliminated. The head of the training facility, identified by the call sign “Buriy,” a lieutenant colonel, was killed in the attack. The Ukrainian side estimates total personnel losses at no fewer than 65. Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said the mission was codenamed “Snow of Akhmat,” referring to the settlement of Snizhne in occupied Donetsk region, where the facility was reportedly located. He said the target was a training and production complex linked to the 78th motorized special purpose regiment “North-Akhmat,” part of Russia’s 42nd division. The strike involved 11 planned “middle-strike” attacks using 100-kilogram warheads.