Fedorov on results of Drone Army. Bonus: over 240,000 invaders eliminated in 2025
The Drone Army has achieved nearly 820,000 targets destroyed and 240,000 Russians eliminated. A bonus will be awarded for 2025, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
The minister announced these results during the Drone Army 2025 event.
Specifically, in 2025, some 819,737 hits were recorded with video confirmation. Of these, the majority were hits of enemy personnel: almost 240,000. Also recorded were 62,000 hits of light vehicles, 29,000 hits of heavy vehicles, and 32,000 hits of attack and reconnaissance UAVs.
According to Fedorov, the Drone Army system has already become a breakthrough in warfare.
"For the first time, we’ve obtained real, verified data from the battlefield that can be used for management decisions. We’re continuing to develop the program and will add new features to the system this year: we’ll award points for air defense and army aviation operations against enemy drones, and we’ll also reward snipers for their efforts," he emphasized.
During the event, the Minister of Defence highlighted units with the highest e-Point totals for enemy engagements in the Army of Drones Bonus system.
The following units were ranked in the top 10: 414th Separate Brigade Birds of Madyar of the Unmanned Systems Forces; Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine; Lasar’s Group of the National Guard of Ukraine; Phoenix Main Unmanned Aerial Systems Department; 3rd Separate Assault Brigade; 429th Separate Regiment Achilles of the Unmanned Systems Forces; 427th Separate Brigade Rarog of the Unmanned Systems Forces; 59th Separate Assault Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces; 412th Separate Brigade NEMESIS of the Unmanned Systems Forces; Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Fedorov noted that one of the objectives is to increase the depth of engagement to disrupt enemy logistics and neutralize enemy UAV crews. For this purpose, point-allocation coefficients will be introduced, based on the range of engagement.
Also, Lieutenant General Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Major General Yevhenii Khmara, Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine; and Major Robert Madyar Brovdi, Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, also recognized units and individual crews in specific categories.
In particular, awards were presented to units that achieved the highest performance on the battlefield in the following categories: destruction of tanks; destruction of artillery systems; destruction of enemy targets by artillery; destruction of enemy targets using fiber-optic-controlled drones; ground robotic systems operators; reconnaissance missions; destruction of light vehicles; destruction of air defense systems and radar systems; destruction of targets at ranges exceeding 20 km; interception of ‘Shahed’ drones; destruction of enemy personnel; destruction of armored vehicles; interception of reconnaissance fixed-wing UAVs.
In addition, awards were presented to manufacturers of the most effective systems that have delivered the best battlefield results. The most effective systems in specific categories and the most popular items on the Brave1 Market were also recognized.