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Ukrainian drones strike Russia · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is a news.com newsflash.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ukrainian drone operators from the Ivan Franko booth carried out a coordinated strike on Russian forces during an armored recovery mission in May 2025.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: According to Defense Express, the unit identified a Russian armored recovery vehicle, known as a gram, transporting a damaged tank deep behind Russian mines and launch multiple drone attacks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The courty-sea operational strategic grouping later confirmed the operation in a telegram post, stating Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle units struck Russian equipment, including a tank, a halitzer and several trucks.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Footage showed the first drone descending from above and striking the stationary graph.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Video then captured second and third drones hitting the vehicle from the same attack vector.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Brem attempted to move but was tracked and struck by a fourth drone after stopping again.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Additional video released by the Ivan Franco Group showed strikes on a transport truck and another unidentified Russian vehicle.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: While the footage did not conclusively confirm the Brem's destruction, the Ivan Franco Group said in a telegram post that the vehicle was destroyed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Orcs, a Dutch open-source intelligence group that tracks equipment losses throughout the war has documented at least 101 Russian Brem 1 vehicles loss, along with 22 losses among other Brem variants, including the Brem D, Brem L, Brem K, Brem CH and Brem II.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The strike was aimed at weakening Russian logistics rather than achieving a symbolic battlefield whip.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Recovery vehicles such as the Brem 1 and Brem 1 am allowed damage tanks to be towed, repaired and returned to combat.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: By targeting these assets, Ukrainian forces sought to limit Russia's ability to reuse heavy armor, increasing the long-term impact of previous strikes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Ivan Franco group said the operation was part of its broader mission to demilitarize Russia by all available means.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Orics has documented more than 120 Russian gram losses, highlighting the vulnerability of recovery vehicles once detected.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Ivan Franco Group has conducted multiple operations beyond a strike.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ukraine formed reported that the unit's drone operators destroyed a Russian neural truck carrying ammunition, several army trucks, a halitzer and communications equipment in the Dines region.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ukrainian drones destroyed a self-propelled artillery system, 2D 30 ha in several vehicles after locating Russian troops attempting to conceal equipment beneath trees and in abandoned buildings.
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