MOSCOW, December 11. /TASS/. FPV drone crews of the Battlegroup West destroyed detected positions of the Ukrainian army in the Kupyansk area, the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS.

"Battlegroup West reconnaissance received data about the buildup of enemy forces in the Kupyansk area. Combat drone crews together with reconnoiters made a concealed forced march from the rear area closer to the frontline to complete a combat mission," the ministry said. "Having arrived at the place, the kamikaze drone team destroyed a mortar crew of Ukrainian army fighters by a focused attack," it noted.

A temporary stationing area of a Ukrainian unit and a depot with weapons were later destroyed by a single drone, the ministry added.