Photo: Robert “Madyar” Brovdi / Facebook
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) struck an average of one Russian target every 41 seconds in October, while a Russian soldier was killed every 159 seconds, USF Commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said.
In a post on Telegram, Brovdi said the USF had killed a total of 16,796 Russian troops during the month.
According to Brovdi, October marked a record for the number of Russian troops killed by USF units since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. The figure was 52.55% higher than in August, when 11,010 Russian troops were killed, and 24.71% higher than in September, when the reported toll was 13,468.
Brovdi said USF units killed an average of 542 Russian troops per day in October. Their highest daily figure was recorded on October 24, when 701 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed.
The units also struck an average of 2,091 enemy targets per day. In total, they successfully hit 64,807 targets during October — an average of one every 41 seconds.
In addition, USF units carried out 255,605 combat missions during the month. These included 151,500 strike sorties and another 104,000 reconnaissance missions.
According to Brovdi, almost 70% of all Russian troops killed by USF units in October were reported in three sectors. The Dobropillia-Pokrovsk sector accounted for 7,360, while another 4,312 were reported killed in the Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole sectors. Together, these figures amount to 11,672 of the 16,796 Russian troops reported killed during the month.
“The figures provided relate exclusively to units within the USF grouping and do not include the results of any other Ukrainian Defense Forces units. All results have been verified in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Delta situational awareness system,” Brovdi said.
Earlier in October, Brovdi reported that USF units had confirmed 2,699 Russian troops killed or wounded in the first five days of the month. That was 39.7% more than during the same period in September. He attributed the increase in Russian losses to covert mobilization in Russia.
