Ukraine Says Drone Forces Hit 1,725 Russian Targets in 24 Hours

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said on Monday they struck 1,725 Russian military targets in a single day.

Robert Brovdi, known by the callsign “Madyar”, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said drone operators had killed or wounded 418 Russian troops over the previous 24 hours while destroying or damaging 1,725 “unique enemy targets.”

The report came hours after Ukraine launched another wave of long-range drone strikes across Russia overnight, with Russian authorities reporting attacks on energy and industrial facilities in the Stavropol and Krasnodar regions and temporary flight restrictions at Moscow’s airports.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses had intercepted 342 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions stretching from the Moscow area to occupied Crimea and the Black Sea.

However, Russian officials also confirmed a fire at an industrial site in Stavropol region after what they described as a drone attack. Independent Russian outlet Astra identified the facility as an oil depot near the village of Vyazniki.

According to Brovdi, Ukrainian drone units have killed or wounded 4,181 Russian service members since the beginning of July while striking 19,759 military targets, figures that include armored vehicles, artillery systems, logistics equipment, electronic warfare assets and other military objectives. He did not provide a detailed breakdown of the targets.

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In late June President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had approved a 40-day Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) operation aimed at increasing pressure on Russia and pushing Moscow toward ending its war against Ukraine.

The decision followed a report by Maj. Gen. Yevhen Khmara on Ukraine’s long-range and mid-range “sanctions” plans, as well as the latest battlefield results of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), particularly its Center of Special Operations “Alpha.”

“I approved a 40-day influence operation for the Service against the aggressor state aimed at compelling it to end the war,” Zelensky wrote.

The announcement comes as Ukraine continues to expand its use of medium- and long-range strikes against Russian targets, including sites inside Russia and in Russian-occupied territories. Many of those operations have focused on Russia’s oil industry, a key source of revenue and logistics for Moscow’s war effort.