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Russian drones destroy Western artillery in Zaporizhzhia

Bottom line

Russian milbloggers claim East Grouping drones destroyed M109 Paladin SPHs and M777 howitzers in Zaporizhzhia, citing vulnerability of Western systems.

Why it matters

Confirms that Russian drones are effectively targeting Western-supplied artillery, a key capability for NATO allies, and suggests that current Russian drone capabilities can penetrate Ukrainian air defenses to strike static or slow-moving artillery positions.

Russian milblogger epoddubny reports that drones from the East Grouping destroyed M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers and M777 towed howitzers in the Zaporizhzhia direction. The report claims that Western systems are vulnerable to modern Russian strike drones, despite being considered serious upgrades for Ukrainian forces. This highlights the continued threat of Russian drone strikes against high-value Western artillery assets.

Evidence — 1 independent origin

  • Поддубный |Z|O|V| editionsource Corigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    Эффективность ударных беспилотников в борьбе с тяжёлой военной техникой западного производства вновь и вновь подтверждается новыми кадрами из Запорожской области. Несмотря на все попытки противника использовать иностранные артиллерийские системы, наши операторы БПЛА успешно нейтр

NamedM109 PaladinM777East GroupTopicsdronesukraine war

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Cite this finding
Robot War (2026). Russian drones destroy Western artillery in Zaporizhzhia. Hetzner OSINT, 6 October 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-06--russian-drones-destroy-western-artillery-in-zaporizhzhia/

@misc{robotwar-2026-10-06--russian-drones-destroy-western-artillery-in-zaporizhzhia,
  title = {Russian drones destroy Western artillery in Zaporizhzhia},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-10-06--russian-drones-destroy-western-artillery-in-zaporizhzhia/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding C3}
}

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