Units of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Heavy Mechanized Iron Brigade destroyed multiple Russian vehicles using FPV drones near Liman Drujy village during the 3-hour period from 3:46 AM to 6:46 AM UTC on January 17, 2026, according to the brigade's chronicle. The brigade's battalion of unmanned systems 'Gatilo' struck two UAZ-452 'loaf' vehicles with FPV drones. A drone from the Crazy Cats group of the mechanized battalion then destroyed a UAZ 'loaf' equipped with a short-barreled 107 mm 12-guide reactive volley fire system, as shown in the brigade's footage. Border patrol pilots located a Russian ground robot in a pine forest camp near Liman Drujy and destroyed it with an FPV drone strike, the report stated. In a coordinated attack, 'Gatilo' and Crazy Cats drones targeted an MT-LB armored vehicle mounted with a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun, tearing through camouflage, striking the rear, and igniting it completely. The Iron Brigade described the chronicle as a 'frost and fire' summary dedicated to enemy equipment destruction, highlighting rare specimens among the targets. No additional details on locations beyond the Liman Drujy area or official Russian responses were provided in the source.
