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Russian Air Force strikes Ukrainian drone brigades

Bottom line

Russian Air Force claims strikes on drone brigade positions in Hryhorivka and Prykolotne.

Why it matters

Shows Russian efforts to degrade Ukrainian unmanned systems operational capacity.

The Russian Air Force struck drone launch positions of the 3rd separate drone brigade in Hryhorivka with a LURM and hit the 159th separate drone brigade in Prykolotne, Kharkiv region, with two FAB-1500s. These strikes target Ukrainian drone unit infrastructure.

Evidence — 1 independent origin

  • Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad)source Corigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    Очередные удары ВКС РФ по порядку: — одной ЛМУР по ПУ БпЛА 3 отмбр ВСУ в н.п. Григоровка Харьковской области; — двумя ФАБ-1500 по ПУ БпЛА 159 омбр ВСУ в н.п. Приколотное Харьковской области. @The_Wrong_Side

Named159th Separate BrigadeTopicsdronesmissiles

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History · version 1 · first published · last substantive update

Cite this finding 
Robot War (2026). Russian Air Force strikes Ukrainian drone brigades. Hetzner OSINT, 16 August 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-16--russian-air-force-strikes-ukrainian-drone-brigades/

@misc{robotwar-2026-08-16--russian-air-force-strikes-ukrainian-drone-brigades,
  title = {Russian Air Force strikes Ukrainian drone brigades},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-16--russian-air-force-strikes-ukrainian-drone-brigades/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding C3}
}

Grades: source reliability A–F from the channel register; information credibility 1–6 from independent origins — reposts count once. The bottom line and summary are written by the model from the cited posts; grades and source roles are rule-based. Methodology 2026-08-18.v4 · Corrections · JSON · RSS · API performance