The Flying Skull Battalion is a battalion level military unit of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Battalion was established in 2023 and has seen combat in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It conducts drone warfare using both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV).
History In November 2023, the unit engaged Russian forces on the frontlines.FPV Drone Footage from Flying Skull (video) On 23 August 2024, it released a video showing the destruction of several Russian vehicles, personnel and equipment. On 4 December 2024, it destroyed Russian Pion 203-mm self-propelled artillery and 9K33M3 Osa-AKM SAM systems by directing artillery and HIMARS strikes using Ukrspecsystems Shark drones in Kherson Oblast.Ukraine’s ‘Flying Skull’ Unit Destroys Russian Pion Guns and Osa SAM in Kherson On 31 January 2025, it destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad.Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces Destroy russian BM-21 Grad MLRS (Video) In early February 2025, it destroyed a Russian 2S43 Malva self propelled artillery, an excavation tractor and 15 Molniya-2 UAVs on ground.Один дрон знищив 15 російських БПЛА ще до їхнього запуску: СБС уразили кілька рідкісних цілей рф On 10 March 2025, it destroyed a Russian T-80 tank, BMP-2, BTR-80, Tigr-M and a tank transporter.The Flying Skull Battalion’s Drones Eliminate Five russian Vehicles, Including the T-80 Tank, BTR-80 and More in a Dramatic Strike (Video) On 18 March 2025, it foiled a Russian assault as part of the Pokrovsk offensive by destroying two Russian T-72 tanks.Russian Assaults Fail in Donbas as Ukraine Destroys Tanks, Wipes Out Troops In April 2025, it was "hunting" Russian personnel.Ukraine's 'Flying Skull' team strikes again, successfully repelling Russian In May 2025, it was engaged in action in Donetsk Oblast.Смертельний «гангамстайл» — на Донеччини знищили російського двійника корейської зірки On 5 July 2025, its forces detected a major Russian ammunition depot and related the coordinates to the Ukrainian Air Force which destroyed it using MiG-29 aircraft.Ukraine's forces strike Russian ammunition depot with AASM Hammer bomb: Video
Structure Zagrawa Topolya
Equipment DJI Mavic 3TFlying Skull heroes are in touch VampireUkraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Showed the Work of Their Bombers (Video)Сили безпілотних систем показали роботу своїх бомбардувальників
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