Ukrainian defense forces carried out a series of strikes on Russian military facilities in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions during the night of September 22–23, 2026. According to a publication by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, relayed by the outlet RBC-Ukraine, the targets included unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command posts, the UAV warehouse of the 'Rubicon' unit, and a number of the enemy's materiel and technical support facilities. The strikes were delivered simultaneously in several areas, indicating a coordinated operation aimed at disrupting the logistical and command chains of Russian forces at the front.

Striking UAV command infrastructure

The key targets of the night operation were facilities directly linked to the operation of unmanned systems. In the Donetsk region, Ukrainian troops hit Russian UAV command posts in the areas of Nova Seliivka Persha and Dachne. In addition, the UAV warehouse of the 'Rubicon' unit was struck in the Volnovakha area. In the Krasnohorivka area of the Donetsk region, a strike on a gathering point of UAV unit personnel was recorded. The combined destruction of command nodes, warehouses, and pilot deployment sites points to a deliberate Ukrainian tactic of degrading the enemy's unmanned potential in this sector of the front.

Strikes on materiel and technical support facilities

Alongside UAV infrastructure, the defense forces struck several warehouses supplying the Russian army with fuel, lubricants, and other munitions. In the Kundriuchok area of the Luhansk region, a fuel and lubricant (FL) warehouse was destroyed. Two more materiel warehouses were hit in the Horynik and Velyka Shyshovka areas of the Donetsk region. The destruction of such facilities deprives enemy units of the ability to quickly replenish fuel and consumable supplies, which over time reduces the tempo of offensive and defensive actions in the adjacent sectors.

Destruction of an artillery munitions warehouse in Hulyaipole

A separate episode of the operation was the destruction of an artillery munitions warehouse in Hulyaipole, Zaporizhzhia region. According to the 7th Corps of the DShV, an enemy truck carrying an ammunition load was detected while moving through the town. After the target was processed and tracked to a hangar, the strike was delivered by pilots of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment jointly with the 7th Corps of the DShV. Less than three and a half hours elapsed between detection and the strike on the target, demonstrating the high operational responsiveness of the coordination between reconnaissance and strike units. The strike was carried out using an FPV drone.

Significance of the operation for the overall course of combat

The totality of the strikes on September 22–23 shows a sustained trend: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are systematically hitting not only frontline positions but also rear infrastructure — from UAV command centers to fuel and munitions warehouses. The 'Rubicon' unit, whose warehouse was struck in Volnovakha, is known as a structure specializing in the use of unmanned systems. Its weakening in this sector may reduce the intensity of drone pressure on Ukrainian positions in the surrounding areas. At the same time, the destruction of warehouses in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions complicates the logistical support of Russian units, which in the medium term limits their maneuver capabilities.

Contradictory data

No significant discrepancies in dates, geography, or the nature of the struck facilities were found in the provided sources. All four sources (RBC-Ukraine, ua.news, Korrespondent, Dialog.ua) cite the publication of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and relay an identical list of targets. The only clarification: information about the strike in Hulyaipole comes from the 7th Corps of the DShV and serves as a supplement to the General Staff's main summary, which does not create a contradiction but rather broadens the picture of the operation. Thus, as of September 23, 2026, the information is consistent and corroborated.