# Inside the Ukrainian drone unit controlling Russian-occupied Crimea’s highways

https://mins.news/en/item/70327

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-23 09:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/inside-the-ukrainian-drone-unit-controlling-russian-occupied-crimeas-highways/

> Ukraine’s 422nd Unmanned Systems Regiment is using Zozulia middle-strike suicide drones to hunt Russian logistics from the southern front. Despite Russian efforts to adapt, the unit’s mid-range drones continue to wear down Russian forces in occupied southern Ukraine, though Kyiv’s advantage is not secure.

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