A screenshot from a video published by the Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate on Telegram allegedly showing the moment when a Russian base of drone operators was struck in the Russian-occupied vilage of Luhanske, Donetsk Oblast, on Sept. 11, 2023.
Ukraine’s forces carried out a successful strike against a base of Russian operators of Zala and Lancet drones, the military’s Strategic Communications Directorate reported.
The base, located in the Russian-occupied village of Luhanske, Donetsk Oblast, was hit on Sept. 11.
The report didn’t specify how many Russian soldiers had been killed and drones destroyed.
Russian forces have regularly used Lancet drones for reconnaissance and strikes against the Ukrainian military on the battlefield.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24 last year, Russia has lost 4,645 drones, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Dinara Khalilova is a freelance Ukraine-based journalist and editor. She previously worked as a reporter and a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. In the early weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion, she worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News' team in Ukraine. Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in media and communication from Bournemouth University in the U.K.
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