November 09, 2026

Russia’s elite Rubicon unit has been hit by Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Berdiansk, according to the South Task Force.

Strike on Rubicon

Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out a coordinated strike against the Russian Rubicon unit near the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The enemy target was located 107 kilometers from the front line, according to the statement.

The operation was carried out jointly by:

• The Harpy Group drone battery of the South Task Force;
• Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service;
• The Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center “A”;
• The 412th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment.

#Ukraine's Defense Forces hit #Russia's elite Rubicon unit in Berdiansk pic.twitter.com/TABBopZ3j2

— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) November 9, 2026

Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that on November 7, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck four Russian military drone command posts at once.

The most valuable target was in Berdiansk. Ukrainian forces hit a temporary deployment site and a drone command post belonging to a unit of Rubicon.

In addition, on October 15, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck personnel from the Rubicon unit in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. They also hit an enemy drone launch site near Donetsk.

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