Published: January 17, 2026 11:09 am
Author: RT
A US-made Humvee was among the targets hit by the Rubicon center, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said
The Russian Defense Ministry has published a fresh compilation of successful FPV drone strikes on Ukrainian forces by operators from the elite UAV unit Rubicon.
The targets included a US-made Humvee armored vehicle, Ukrainian drones, ground-based robotic systems, communications and electronic warfare devices, a dugout, and a temporary deployment point for Kiev’s troops, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The attacks featured in the clip took place near the town of Krasny Liman in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the statement read.
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said on Saturday that the country’s forces were continuing their operation to take Krasny Liman under control. “Its liberation would pave the way for the encirclement of Slavyansk, a key logistics hub of the Ukrainian military,” he stressed.
The Rubicon center was established on Belousov’s order in August 2024, with the first public mention of it coming several months later. The unit, which specializes in testing and deploying unmanned aerial vehicles, is understood to employ artificial intelligence in some of their explosive-laden strike UAVs.
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In an article last September, Forbes magazine described Rubicon as “one of the most effective forces on the front,” which has expanded the kill zone, complicating Ukrainian logistics in particular.
