Ukrainian drone operators from the 414th Magyar Birds unit destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) while it was launching a missile salvo, and separate operators destroyed an S-300V radar in the Donetsk region, according to X posts from @bayraktar_1love and @markito0171 reported between 12:15 PM and 1:45 PM UTC on February 28, 2026. The 414magyarbirds drone operators spotted the Russian BM-21 Grad during its active firing, as stated in the X post by @bayraktar_1love. Concurrently, another X post by @markito0171 confirmed the destruction of the S-300V radar by a Ukrainian drone specifically in Donetsk, with no further details on timing or method provided. An X post from @M0nstas reported detection of new Russian units at Huliaipole over the past week, including the 21st Army Corps and the 60th, 92nd, 95th, and 154th Brigades, within the reporting window. These strikes follow earlier reports of Lasar’s Group of the NSU destroying two Russian BM-21 Grad systems in the Donetsk region at approximately 10:45 AM UTC today, as detailed in a Telegram post from corps7DSHV.
