UAV event in Donetsk area, Ukraine on Mon 12th October 2026

Scouts of the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of Ukraine discovered and destroyed a workshop and warehouse of drones and electronic warfare equipment of the Russian troops deep behind the occupiers' lines in the Donetsk region . The target was located more than 100 kilometers from the front line.

This was announced by the 7th Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Facebook on October 12.

According to the corps, the Russian facility was equipped in one of the five-story buildings in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.

"Reconnaissance officers from the 7th Corps of the DShV found out that equipment for enemy combat units was regularly shipped from this location."

To destroy the target, pilots from the 237th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 7th Corps of the Russian Airborne Forces were involved. In cooperation with other units, they struck with Fire Point FP-1 drones.

As a result of the successful operation, the building, along with the workshop, UAV warehouse, and electronic warfare equipment located inside, was completely destroyed, the 7th building said.