UAV event in Melitopol area, Ukraine on Fri 29th May 2026

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck two Russian Tor-M2 air defense systems in occupied Zaporizhzhia region. One of the systems was struck while being transported along the M-14 highway near occupied Berdiansk during the night of May 29. A second Tor-M2 was caught near occupied Melitopol. The strike highlights a consequence of Ukraine’s pressure on Russia’s land corridor to Crimea. Not only trucks and fuel convoys rely on these routes, high-value assets such as air defense systems must also move along the same roads due to the lack of viable alternatives. As a result, critical equipment is being caught and destroyed while in transit.