The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces and Armed Forces struck a Russian Buk air defense system in an unspecified location in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight on February 4 to 5.
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Ukrainian forces struck Russian Buk air defense system in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Ukrainian forces struck a Buk air defense system in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast overnight on Feb. 5
Successful hit and damage to the Buk anti-aircraft missile system
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroyed a Russian Merlin-VR reconnaissance UAV, with video evidence posted on social media.
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