The Ukrainian Armed Forces Struck Russian Drone Operators With Airstrikes

• 18.07.2026, 16:45

The target was detected by Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance.

The Ukrainian Air Force launched a powerful airstrike against enemy positions in the village of Kotlino in the Pokrovsk direction.

According to “Censor.NET”, aerial reconnaissance by the Defense Forces detected a base for Russian UAV operators and relayed its coordinates to the crews of Ukrainian Air Force fighter jets.

To destroy the target, the pilots used GBU-type aerial bombs. As a result of the precision strike, the Russian UAV operators’ deployment site was destroyed along with the personnel.

A video posted by one of the Ukrainian pilots on his Telegram channel “Podsolnukh” captures the moment of a powerful explosion and the aftermath of the strike on the enemy’s shelter.