On 10 April, the 429th Achilles Regiment of Unmanned Systems, in coordination with the 43rd Separate Mechanised Brigade and the 40th Artillery Brigade, eliminated a group of Russian equipment near the village of Stepova Novoselivka on the Kupiansk front, destroying three infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and damaging another.

Source: Yurii Fedorenko, Commander of the 429th Achilles Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems

Details: The Russian vehicle movement was detected by reconnaissance drones of the 43rd Separate Mechanised Brigade. The crews of the 429th Achilles Regiment swiftly arrived to reinforce the combined firepower of neighbouring units.

As a result of the FPV drone strikes conducted by the Achilles Regiment, three IFVs were destroyed, and another was halted and damaged. The entire Russian group was neutralised through the joint efforts of Ukrainian units, supported by artillery fire from the 40th Artillery Brigade.

Context: The Russian army activity on the Kupiansk front has intensified in recent days. The Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group reported that on 10 April, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled Russian assaults near Nova Kruhliakivka and Zahryzove. The Russian troops attempted a mechanised assault involving 40 soldiers and four armoured vehicles towards Petropavlivka. Ukrainian defenders returned fire, destroying all Russian vehicles and inflicting significant losses on the assaulting forces.

Previously: On 6 April, Russian forces launched a combined assault involving infantry, quad bikes, and armoured vehicles on the outskirts of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast. They were defeated by the coordinated response of the 429th Achilles Regiment, the 1st Burevii Presidential Operational Brigade, and the 43rd Mechanised Brigade.

Background: The 429th Achilles Regiment of Unmanned Systems has launched a recruitment campaign and is building up its team. Applications can be submitted via the regiment’s official website.

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