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Secretive Ukrainian unit drives expansion of deep-strike drone campaign

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A Ukrainian operator known as “Ray” began flying some of the country’s earliest mid-range strike drones on missions of about 100 kilometers, carrying warheads roughly the weight of a bowling ball. The unit behind the operations is now linked to the rapid expansion of Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign.

Discovered 2026-10-24T03:04:51.670277-07:00 | 2026-10-24T03:04:51.670277-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The account traces the evolution of Ukraine’s strike-drone operations from early missions of about 100 kilometers to a rapidly expanding deep-strike campaign.
  • The reported combination of roughly 100-kilometer range and a bowling-ball-weight warhead offers a concrete measure of the early systems used by the unit.

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