
AI-generated summary
During a special military operation, Russian troops use attack drones of the Molniya-2 type to destroy enemy targets, including command posts and supply chains.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The crew of the Molniya-2 strike drone of the Center group of troops destroyed the UAV control center and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at night in the Dobropolsky direction.
The operator of a reconnaissance UAV detected the heat signature of an armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was transporting attack FPV drones to the control point.
The effective work of the crews of the Molniya-2 attack drones contributes to the disruption of the control and logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reducing the threat from the air to Russian units.
MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The crew of the Molniya-2 attack drone of the Center group of troops destroyed the UAV control center and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at night in the Dobropolsky direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
“The crew of the strike unmanned aerial vehicle of the Molniya-2 aircraft type, equipped with a thermal imaging camera, of the special forces unit of the Center group of troops destroyed the UAV control center and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at night in the Dobropolsky direction of the special military operation,” the message says.
According to the military department, at night the operator of a reconnaissance UAV discovered the heat signature of an armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was transporting attack FPV drones to the control point.
“After clarifying the coordinates, the command decided to use the Molniya-2 drone with a night vision camera to hit the identified targets,” the Russian Ministry of Defense clarified.
The UAV operator with the call sign Chizh noted that now the enemy rarely uses transport and logistics are mainly carried out using ground-based robotic systems, as well as using personnel.
“All this is identified in a timely manner and defeat is inflicted,” he emphasized.

An incident occurred during a live-fire exercise at the Adazi training ground in Latvia, as a result of which four Italian soldiers from the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment were injured. According to preliminary data, they were fired upon by another Italian armored vehicle. All victims were hospitalized in Riga hospital, their condition is stable, there is no threat to life. An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is underway.

The Russian group of troops “Center” improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and five brigades of the Ukrainian National Guard, including the Azov brigade, in the areas of Bokovoye, Belozerskoye, Andreevka, Gornyak, Mezhevay, Blagodatka and Krivoy Rog. A unit of the 51st Army continues to destroy the encircled formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Dobropolye, and the enemy’s attempt to break through the encirclement from the Pervomaisky area was stopped.

The forces of the Russian group “Sever” destroyed up to 135 military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a “Cossack” combat vehicle, four vehicles, a mortar, 16 UAV control posts, 72 aircraft UAVs, 25 heavy R-18 combat drones and three enemy ground robotic systems in one day, said the head of the Sever press center, Vasily Mezhevykh.

The Center group of troops destroyed more than 35 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in Dobropolye in the DPR in one day, and also prevented an attempt to break through the encirclement from the Pervomaisky area. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the group’s area of responsibility per day amounted to up to 400 people, one armored vehicle and 9 cars.

On the night of September 26, Ukraine attempted to attack the industrial zone in Nevinnomyssk using unmanned aerial vehicles. Governor of the Stavropol Territory Vladimir Vladimirov reported on the operation of air defense systems and confirmed the downing of the UAV, calling on citizens not to approach the wreckage and not to publish footage of drone crashes due to administrative responsibility. The threat of drone and missile attacks continues across the region.

Four Italian soldiers were injured in Latvia during a live-fire exercise when shots from a non-automatic weapon in one vehicle struck another vehicle containing their fellow soldiers. The incident took place at the Adazi training ground; the soldiers belong to the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment and participate in the NATO Forward Land Forces mission. The causes of the incident are being investigated.