19 February 2026

Occupants turned Crimea into a training ground for drone operators

(PHOTO: rosmedia)

The occupiers have built a system of 'education' for drone operators in Crimea, focused on young people. The whole process - from recruiting young men to sending them to the front in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces - now works as a well-established conveyor with its own infrastructure.

This was reported by Krym.Realii.

The Russian administration has turned Crimea into a key center for training specialists in unmanned systems, making this area a priority for the peninsula.

According to Russian media reports, a large-scale training complex for UAV pilots has been deployed in the occupied territory , which allegedly outstrips all similar facilities in Russia in terms of capacity. The training program is designed for a two-month period, and more than 1500 invaders have already passed through this training center, being prepared to perform combat missions as part of the occupation forces.

Recently, it also became known that the Special Operations Forces conducted a large-scale operation using FP-2 drones in the temporarily occupied territories. The main target of the Special Forces was the storage site for Iskander ballistic missiles, which the enemy uses to shell peaceful cities.

The FP-2 long-range drones are developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point (also known for the Flamingo missile). With the ability to fly 200 kilometers and carry a 105 kg warhead , the new drones allow for strikes deep behind enemy lines. One of the most important targets was the village of Pasichne in the occupied Crimea.

There, the SDF operators hit the storage site for Iskander tactical missile systems. A powerful detonation was recorded at the site of the hit. At the same time, in the village of Vysoke in Zaporizhzhia, special forces destroyed a remote piloting station of the elite enemy unit Rubicon.

Катерина Глушко

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