💥 Attack

Russian forces used a Starlink-equipped BM-35 drone to strike Dnipro City for the first time, extending the range of mid-range strikes against Ukrainian rear areas.

January 26, 2026 Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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BM-35 drone (weapon_system) Starlink (weapon_system) Russian forces (organization) Kryvyi Rih (location) Russia (organization) Serhii Beskrestnov (person) BM-35 (weapon_system) Serhii Beskrestnov (Flash) (person) Russian Armed Forces (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces used a Starlink-equipped BM-35 drone to strike Dnipro City

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck an apartment building in the city of Kryvyi Rih on the evening of 26 January, causing a fire to break out and rescue operation is ongoing.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Starlink-equipped Russian BM-35 drone, which can fly at a range of up to 500 kilometers (about 310 miles), had reached the central-eastern city of Dnipro.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian drones equipped with Starlink satellite terminals are already reaching the city of Dnipro. The BM-35 drone is fuel-powered and can fly up to 500 kilometers.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.011Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-26-2026