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destroyed,” said the Ukrainian commander,
who comes from the Zakarpattia region and is
of Hungarian ethnicity.
However, his focus is not limited to long-
range strategic strikes. He is equally concerned
with reducing Russia’s advantage in manpower.
Brovdi has reportedly issued a direct order to
his subordinates: kill more Russian soldiers
each month than the Kremlin can recruit.
That figure is approximately 30,000 per
month.
“Thirty percent of all drone strikes each
month must be directed against military
personnel. You can call it a killing plan, yes—
and we are exceeding it,” Brovdi told the BBC,
adding that the target had been met for four
consecutive months.
Every claimed strike must be supported by
video evidence. If there is no video, the claim
is not counted.
According to the BBC, these are brutal
statements, but Brovdi expresses no regret. In
his view, Russian soldiers are far beyond their
own borders because Putin sent them there to
destroy the Ukrainian nation.
“If we do not kill them, they will kill us,”
Brovdi said.
At the same time, he emphasized that
he has no illusions about launching major
counteroffensives or rapidly reclaiming large
areas of territory. His goal is to contain Russian
forces.
“We have an effective weapon: not to wage an
offensive war, but to prevent the enemy from
advancing effectively on our territory,” he said.
Brovdi hopes that high Russian losses,
combined with major fires and destruction
inside Russia, will gradually undermine
Russian morale.
His Unmanned Systems Forces currently
account for only 2 percent of Ukraine’s armed
forces, yet they are reportedly responsible
for one-third of all destroyed Russian targets.
Their own losses, meanwhile, are said to be
less than 1 percent annually.
Final Note
During the reporting period, the Ukrainian
Air Force did not suffer any known losses.
A Ukrainian anti-aircraft gun displaying symbols representing confirmed kills.
A series of images released by the Ukraine’s
114th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
Training of the Ukrainian pilots on Mirage 2000 fighter jets is still ongoing in France
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June 2026