Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces continue to systematically dismantle Russia’s air defense network deep behind the front line, demonstrating a growing ability to strike high-value targets at operational depth. On January 12, 2025, Ukrainian drone operators destroyed three key enemy systems across the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk directions in what was described as a single coordinated combat episode.

The targets eliminated included Russian P-18 Prima early-warning radar, Tor short-range surface-to-air missile system, and Tunguska gun-missile air defense system. Together, these assets form a layered air defense cluster intended to protect Russian forces from aerial threats, particularly drones and precision-guided munitions.

These strikes marked the ninth, tenth, and eleventh enemy radar and air defense systems destroyed between January 1 and January 12 alone. This pace highlights a deliberate campaign aimed not at random attrition, but at the systematic degradation of russia’s integrated air defense system in temporarily occupied territory.