On August 13 and overnight into August 14, units of Ukraine's Defense Forces struck two ground-based relay stations and five command posts for Russian military drones in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories and in Russia.

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this on Telegram.

"Two ground-based relay stations used to control Geran/Gerbera-type strike UAVs were hit in the area of Zaliznyi Port in Kherson region. A ground-based relay station transmits control and communications signals between the operator and the UAV, extending the range and improving the stability of its operation," the General Staff said.

In addition, five enemy UAV command posts were struck in the following areas: Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region; Zaliznyi Port in Kherson region; Volfinsky and Hordiyivka in Russia's Kursk region; and Luhove in Zaporizhzhia region.

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