{"id":9172,"date":"2026-02-03T17:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=9172"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:32:18","slug":"alfa-sbu-record-of-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/alfa-sbu-record-of-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abSBU's Alpha sets record for destroying Russian drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>SBU Alpha unit sets record for destroying Russian drones<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"533\">Special Forces \u00ab<strong>Alpha<\/strong>\u00bb Ukraine's Security Service has set a new record for efficiency in countering Russian aircraft-type drones. By the end of the year, interceptor crews destroyed <strong>2220 enemy drones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"695\">This was reported by the SBU, noting that this is the highest performance indicator among units operating in this segment of air defence.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"697\" data-end=\"720\">What drones were destroyed<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"870\">The targets include both attack and reconnaissance drones, which Russia is actively using to attack civilian cities and gather intelligence:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"983\">\n<li data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"896\">\n<p data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"896\">\u00abShahed and Geranium\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"909\">\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"909\">\u00abMolniya\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"922\">\n<p data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"922\">\u00abLancet\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"933\">\n<p data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"933\">\u00abThe Hall\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"945\">\n<p data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"945\">\u00abOrlan\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"958\">\n<p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"958\">\u00abMerlin\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"972\">\n<p data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"972\">\u00abItalmas\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"983\">\n<p data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"983\">\u00abSkat\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1116\">The SBU emphasises that these drones are regularly used for aerial terror and to adjust strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1134\">\u00abFat targets<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1299\">The intelligence service also noted the destruction of so-called \u00abfat\u00bb targets - Russian medium-altitude, long-range reconnaissance UAVs of the Orion type.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1445\">The cost of one such drone exceeds <strong data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1368\">5 million USD<\/strong>, This makes their loss particularly significant for the Russian military budget.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1459\">Context.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1709\">The destruction of Russian drones remains one of the key elements of protecting Ukrainian skies, especially against the backdrop of constant attacks by kamikaze drones and reconnaissance UAVs. 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