💥 Attack

Ukrainian border guard drone operators from the Phoenix unit of the Revenge (Pomsta) brigade killed two Russian soldiers and wounded two others in the Kupiansk sector of Kharkiv region.

October 18, 2024 Kupiansk, Kharkiv

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

Phoenix company (military_unit) State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (organization) Revenge brigade (military_unit) Gart brigade of the 1st detachment (military_unit) Murom-P video surveillance complex (weapon_system) Kupiansk sector (location) Ukrainian border guards (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) HUR MoD (military_unit) Ukraine Armed Forces (military_unit) Russia (organization) UMPB-5R (weapon_system) 3rd Assault Brigade (military_unit) Kupiansk (location) Freedom of Russia Legion (military_unit) Ukrainian military (military_unit) Defence Intelligence Directorate (organization) Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (organization) Ukrainian forces (organization) Kruhlyakivka (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Hlushkivka (location) KAB (weapon_system) Kharkiv Oblast (location) 3rd Separate Assault Brigade (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Operators of attack drones of the Phoenix unit of the Pomsta brigade of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine killed two occupants and wounded two others in the Kupiansk sector. An armored personnel carrier and an enemy military vehicle were also destroyed.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched a UMPB-5R bomb attack on Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, hitting a residential neighborhood and injuring five civilians and destroying multiple homes

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The legion reportedly destroyed a Russian ammunition depot deep behind Russian lines in Kharkiv, significantly disrupting Kremlin supply and command operations

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian warriors liberated Krylivka in Kharkiv Oblast: the Defence Intelligence Directorate provided details of the operation.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Enemy made one assault on positions near Vovchansk with support from aviation.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:14.463Z

Source story: 3917369-in-kupiansk-sector-border-guards-destroyed-two-russians-with-drones-damaged-their-equipment