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92,000 occupiers eliminated over the winter: verified results under the “Army of Drones. Bonus” program

An infographic summarizing enemy losses over the winter, recorded under the “Army of Drones. Bonus” program. 92,475 russian troops eliminated over three months, including 27,313 occupiers in February.
The vast majority of enemy losses were inflicted using unmanned systems

Over the three winter months, the Defence Forces of Ukraine eliminated 92,475 russian troops. The overwhelming majority of enemy losses — 88,898 occupiers — were inflicted by unmanned systems. The remaining losses were confirmed through video evidence of artillery strikes.

The engagement data were collected under the “Army of Drones. Bonus” program, which allows real-time recording of unit results and analysis of the effectiveness of different strike assets on the battlefield.

In February alone, Ukrainian forces neutralized 27,313 occupiers. Despite fewer calendar days and reduced enemy activity, the average stood at 975 russian military personnel eliminated per day.

During this period, Ukrainian forces intercepted 15,438 enemy UAVs. For the second consecutive month, a record number of Shahed-type attack drones have been destroyed.

The deployment of ground robotic systems (GRS) is also being actively scaled up. In the past month, 147 units reported conducting missions using GRS, which is 25% more than in January.

The use of robotic systems enables a gradual transition of parts of frontline logistics to autonomous platforms, reducing risks to service members and enhancing unit effectiveness.

“Thanks to the “Army of Drones. Bonus” program, we can see real-time data from the front line and scale the experience of the most effective units across the entire military. We also analyze which technologies and strike assets are most effective at destroying enemy targets. Based on this data, we define requirements so that service members receive ready-to-use solutions — tested on the battlefield,” said Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Mykhailo Fedorov.

Top 10 units in February:

  1. 414th Separate Brigade ‘Birds of Madyar’, Unmanned Systems Forces;
  2. Special Operations Center “A”, Security Service of Ukraine;
  3. Main Unmanned Aerial Systems Department “Phoenix”;
  4. Lasar’s Group, National Guard of Ukraine;
  5. 429th Separate Brigade ‘Achilles’, Unmanned Systems Forces;
  6. 3rd Separate Assault Brigade;
  7. 412th Separate Brigade ‘NEMESIS’, Unmanned Systems Forces;
  8. 23rd Public Order Protection Separate Brigade, National Guard of Ukraine;
  9. 3rd Operational Brigade ‘Spartan’;
  10. 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade.

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine thanks service members for their effective performance on the battlefield.

To recap, eliminating more occupiers than russia mobilizes is one of the key objectives of Ukraine’s War Plan. The benchmark is set at more than 200 occupiers killed per square kilometer — a level of losses at which further enemy advance becomes impossible.

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