{"id":1394060,"date":"2026-06-24T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1394060"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:41:24","slug":"fedorov-ukraine-s-defense-forces-have-hit-more-than-800-000-russian-targets-with-drones-since-the-start-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/fedorov-ukraine-s-defense-forces-have-hit-more-than-800-000-russian-targets-with-drones-since-the-start-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedorov: Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces Have Hit More Than 800,000 Russian Targets with Drones Since the Start of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces have struck more than <strong>800,000 verified Russian targets<\/strong> using drones since the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe Defense Forces are systematically weakening the enemy\u2019s military potential \u2014 disrupting logistics and striking critically important targets deep behind enemy lines. Today, drones account for more than 90% of enemy losses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Since the beginning of the year, unmanned systems units have struck more than 800,000 verified enemy targets. These include personnel, air defense systems, artillery, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), UAVs, ground robotic systems, vehicles, headquarters, ammunition depots, and electronic warfare assets,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Fedorov, approximately <strong>167,000 Russian servicemen<\/strong> have been killed or seriously wounded during this period.<\/p>\n   <p>He added that <strong>May became the most successful month<\/strong> for Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cDuring the month, they struck more than 181,000 targets and eliminated or seriously wounded 31,530 occupiers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>For every confirmed strike, servicemen receive e-Points, which can be exchanged through the Brave1 Market for drones, ground robotic systems, electronic warfare equipment, and components,\u201d Fedorov added.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-to-expand-deployment-of-experimental-anti-drone-systems-syrskyi-says\/\">Ukraine to Expand Deployment of Experimental Anti-Drone Systems, Syrskyi Says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces have struck more than 800,000 verified Russian targets using &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1297035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78,72923],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1394060","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","tag-frontline-update"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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