Drone Operators of Ukraine's Alpha Group 'Neutralized' 3,198 Russians In One Week

The accuracy, efficiency and lethality of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces is increasing at a far faster pace than is Russia's ability to counteract them - or to replace the soldiers it is losing to their drones. JL

Dmitro Shumlianskyi reports in Militarnyi:

Drone operators of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center “A” neutralized 3,198 Russian soldiers in one week. Of these, 2,146 were killed, and 1,052 were wounded. Unmanned Systems set their own daily record October 21, striking 680 Russian soldiers, 320 of whom were killed. This record was surpassed just two days later, on October 23, when units of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 701 Russian troops. As of October 31, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces had set nine out of ten records for enemy personnel struck in October 2026.

Drone operators of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center “A” neutralized 3,198 Russian soldiers in one week. Of these, 2,146 were killed, and 1,052 were wounded.

The SSU press service reported on this.

“This is a record for our special forces in terms of the number of enemy personnel hit over such a short period,” the SSU stated. 

On October 21, the Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized 2,250 Russian soldiers in a single day, setting a new record for the enemy’s daily losses since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The Unmanned Systems Forces made a significant contribution to achieving the new record, setting their own daily record that day by striking 680 Russian soldiers, 320 of whom were killed. This record was surpassed just two days later, on October 23, when units of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck 701 Russian troops. As of October 31, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces had set nine out of ten records for enemy personnel struck in October 2026.

Overall, since the beginning of 2026, the Russian army has lost approximately 379,200 personnel. Since the beginning of October alone, its losses have amounted to 52,300 killed and wounded. 

In particular, at least 9,000 officers have obituaries in publicly available sources. Of these: 5 lieutenant generals, 9 major generals, 127 colonels, 383 lieutenant colonels, 804 majors, 1,328 captains, 2,210 senior lieutenants, 1,990 lieutenants, and 949 junior lieutenants.