A new public holiday is to be introduced in Ukraine — Unmanned Systems Day
This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko.
Unmanned Systems Day: what is known about the new public holiday
The draft presidential decree provides for the introduction of a new public holiday – Unmanned Systems Forces Day, to be celebrated on 11 June.
Svyrydenko noted that Ukraine became the first country in the world to establish the Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate branch of the armed forces.
What are the UAS
The Unmanned Systems Forces are a separate branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine responsible for reconnaissance, planning and conducting operations using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground-based robotic systems (GRS).
The unit operates both on the front line and deep behind enemy lines – at a distance of over a thousand kilometres from the front line.
“You are not only defeating the enemy, you are ensuring that the world sees this and believes in Ukraine,” wrote Svyrydenko.
Recent SBS operations
Key SBS operations in recent weeks include:
- strikes on ships and oil infrastructure in the port of Kronstadt near St Petersburg (3 June);
- the destruction of a "Svitlyak"-class patrol vessel in Crimea (4 June);
- the destruction of the "Shahed" launch hub at Donetsk Airport;
- the destruction of the corvette "Boyky" from a distance of 1,100 kilometres.
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