On August 2nd, 2025, Ukrainian forces executed their most daring deep-strike operation, sending swarms of indigenous UJ-26 Beaver and UJ-22 Airborne drones up to 630 kilometers into Russian territory. Through brilliant tactics including corner reflector decoys, frequency-hopping communications, and precision timing exploiting reload windows, these $50,000 drones overcame Russia’s most advanced air defenses to destroy critical infrastructure. The strikes eliminated 4% of Russia’s refining capacity, destroyed over 200 Iranian Shahed drones, and paralyzed military semiconductor production for six months, forcing Russia to redeploy front-line air defenses and fundamentally altering the strategic balance of the conflict.
Credit to : Beyond Military