Ground drones travel 56 km to evacuate two wounded Ukrainian soldiers

The FP-5 Flamingo only entered service in 2025 and can carry around a ton of explosives over a maximum range of 3,000km.

It is located in the Chuvashiya region more than 900km (560 miles) from the frontline.

Brovdi, who is widely known by his call sign Madyar, has overseen a dramatic expansion of Ukraine's drone campaign since taking command in mid‑2025.

Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign against Russian supply lines is turning a key route from Rostov‑on‑Don toward occupied southern Ukraine into a so‑called “highway of death,” with swarming strikes on trucks, tankers, and bridges aimed at forcing a logistics lockdown on Moscow’s forces.