{"id":1386581,"date":"2026-06-12T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1386581"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:18:54","slug":"zelenskyy-ukrainian-drone-forces-have-struck-40-billion-worth-of-russian-targets-in-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukrainian-drone-forces-have-struck-40-billion-worth-of-russian-targets-in-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy: Ukrainian Drone Forces Have Struck $40 Billion Worth of Russian Targets in One Year"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has suffered nearly $40 billion in losses from strikes carried out by Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) since the branch was established one year ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>informs.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking in his evening address, Zelenskyy highlighted the growing role of unmanned technologies in Ukraine\u2019s defense efforts and commented on his decision to designate June 11 as the official Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIn just one year since the creation of the Unmanned Systems Forces Grouping, Russian targets of various categories worth nearly $40 billion have been successfully struck. Most importantly, these operations have expanded our ability to save lives and achieve results that were previously difficult or impossible to accomplish,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy noted that June 11 will now serve as a day to honor and recognize the contribution of the Unmanned Systems Forces and the personnel involved in developing and operating Ukraine\u2019s growing fleet of unmanned systems.<\/p>\n   <p>According to the president, Ukraine became the first country in the world to establish a separate military branch dedicated exclusively to unmanned systems.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cFor the first time globally, such a military branch was created in Ukraine. We continue to develop the Unmanned Systems Forces to their maximum potential. Ukrainians have demonstrated that technology, innovation, and courage can fundamentally change the nature of warfare,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He emphasized that drone technologies have enabled Ukraine to achieve military objectives that were previously beyond the reach of conventional weapons or required significantly greater resources and manpower.<\/p>\n   <p>The president paid particular tribute to the force\u2019s recent medium-range strike operations, which have increasingly targeted Russian military logistics infrastructure across occupied Ukrainian territories.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Zelenskyy, these capabilities have expanded Ukraine\u2019s ability to disrupt supply routes, strike military assets behind the front line, and impose growing costs on Russia\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n   <p>The remarks followed the signing of a presidential decree formally establishing June 11 as the Day of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, recognizing the branch\u2019s contribution to Ukraine\u2019s defense and the evolution of modern warfare.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/new-ukrainian-system-automates-95-of-shahed-drone-interceptions-fedorov-says\/\">New Ukrainian System Automates 95% of Shahed Drone Interceptions, Fedorov Says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has suffered nearly $40 billion &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1366554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1386581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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