14th USF Regiment takes Donetsk Airport under fire control and disrupts Russians’ plans to launch Shaheds. VIDEO
The 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces (14th Regiment) has taken the territory of Donetsk Airport under fire control. Russian forces had used it as a military logistics hub and a launch site for Shahed-type strike drones.
The unit’s press service reported this
The USF said that strike UAV operators are systematically destroying the occupiers’ launchers, vehicles and crews directly on the territory of the airfield. At the same time, Ukrainian troops are hunting the enemy’s mobile fire groups and air defense assets, forcing Russian forces to cancel planned launches.
The unit is also striking engineering equipment, fuel tankers and logistics hubs. According to the military, the operation has resulted in the destruction of Shahed launch systems, construction cranes, vehicles and the occupiers’ storage facilities.
"Fire control over Donetsk Airport, carried out by the 1st Separate Center, is an example of an asymmetric operation in which the enemy’s operational and strategic plans were disrupted by exceptionally small forces. This is what makes us who we are," said Serafym "Falko" Hordiienko, an officer of the 1st Separate Center of the USF (14th Regiment) responsible for planning the operation.
The unit stressed that until recently, Russian forces felt relatively safe on the territory of Donetsk Airport and used it to prepare attacks on Ukrainian cities. Now, according to the military, the airfield has turned into a dangerous zone for the occupiers themselves.
Donetsk Airport, which became one of the symbols of the Russian-Ukrainian war after the heroic defense by Ukrainian "cyborgs" in 2014-2015, remains an important military facility in the rear of Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast. Control over its infrastructure allows the enemy to support logistics and launch drones for strikes on Ukrainian regions. The statement by the Unmanned Systems Forces indicates a significant complication in the Russian army’s use of this facility.
