The UAV "Achilles" unit of the 92nd AFU Assault Brigade was increased from a company to a battalion. This has a completely mathematical justification—in 2023, the "Achilles" hit 2,332 enemy targets. Therefore, their performance indicators and positive experience need scaling.
What are the scales of the destroyed equipment of the Russian army
A Commander of the UAV "Achilles" battalion, Yuriy Fedorenko, said this, noting that the battalion destroyed and damaged hundreds of units of enemy equipment. Also, the "Achillesians" eliminated the occupiers' personnel and destroyed the enemy's radio-electronic means, automobile equipment, fortifications, warehouses, etc.
The UAV "Achilles" unit of the 92nd AFU Assault Brigade was formed exclusively from volunteers, of whom 80% fought from the first days of the war.
We started our war as part of a rifle company, performed tasks as infantrymen, in particular, participated in shock storms. During the year of the war, we were reformed from an infantry unit, first to an aerial reconnaissance unit, and then we mastered UAVs in the shock type of action, — noted the battalion commander.
At the same time, structural changes also took place in the troops, and such companies of strike and unmanned aircraft complexes were introduced.
Thanks to reconnaissance, we can see the enemy during the day and at night, adjust the artillery fire, and activate our UAVs for shock action, he explained.
Yury Fedorenko
commander of the battalion of UAV systems "Achilles"
In 2023, the motivated and disciplined personnel of the 92nd Assault Brigade showed significant results.
If you imagine all the equipment that we destroyed, then all this equipment could be exhibited, then in Kyiv it would all be located from Ukrainian Heroes Square, through the entire Khreschatyk, European Square and to Podol. If you additionally count the equipment that was disabled, then there will be a lot of it. It is difficult to imagine all this equipment in one square, Fedorenko stressed.
Every piece of fire equipment destroyed is equipment that will never fire on our positions again. The less the enemy fires at our positions, the more the defence forces have the opportunity to hold positions, carry out shock and assault actions, knock the enemy out of positions, and improve their position, de-occupying the land of Ukraine.
In connection with the unit's objectively powerful results, the command of the Armed Forces decided to scale the positive experience from the company to the battalion. During the first half of 2024, the battalion should become four times larger.
This means that the number of enemies that we will be able to eliminate on the battlefield will be many times greater. Also, the general cause of victory will become closer thanks to our contribution, — emphasised the battalion commander.
The unit is actively conducting a recruiting campaign
I want to appeal to the civilian population, to those who are in military service. You should not cheer yourself up with vain hopes that it can "pass" and you will not fight. "Unfortunately, the majority of those who are now civilians, but are conscripted, will fight in the current system," Fedorenko said.
He urged you not to waste time and to start preparing now: to learn the basics of the military profession, to choose, while there is an opportunity, a unit in which, following your knowledge, skills and education, you will perform military service and perform combat tasks as effectively as possible.
The battalion commander also addressed the civilians and urged them to continue helping the military.
The war is very dynamic, now we receive much more funds from the state compared to the beginning of 2023 and its end. Despite the fact that the production of UAVs is actively and rapidly expanding in Ukraine, the dynamics of hostilities are so intense that the state cannot cover all the needs of the front with its capabilities. Therefore, it is extremely important to continue to support the Defence Forces, he emphasised.
