Brovdi Robert Yosypovych has been appointed Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in accordance with Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 386/2025 of June 3, 2025. https://president.gov.ua/documents/3862025-55265
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Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Appointed
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SBU strikes three times at the Crimean Bridge
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) carried out the third attack against the Crimean Bridge since Russia's full-scale war began in 2022, mining and damaging its underwater supports, the SBU announced on June 3.
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New Commander of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Appointed
According to Decree No. 384/2025 of the President of Ukraine dated June 3, 2025, Major General Mykhailo Vasylovych Drapatyi has been appointed as Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Operational update on Russian invasion 03.06.2025
Operational update as of 22:00 on 03.06.2025 regarding the Russian invasion
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Ukraine’s ‘Marichka’ drone: 1,100 kg explosives claim, 1,000 km range
7/ It's not clear whether Ukraine's claim to have planted 1,100 kg of explosives on the bridge relates to the drone attack. The attack is reported to have been carried out using a new 1,000 km-range underwater drone called 'Marichka'. https://t.co/K10PhF4z74
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 3 juin 20257/ It's not clear whether Ukraine's claim to have planted 1,100 kg of explosives on the bridge relates to the drone attack. The attack is reported to have been carried out using a new 1,000 km-range underwater drone called 'Marichka'.
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Drone attack tests bridge defenses; traffic blocked temporarily.
6/ "Because of this, traffic on the crossing was blocked for some time today." The drone attack is likely to have been an experimental attempt to see if the bridge's protective measures could be penetrated. On this occasion, they seem to have been effective.
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Explosive-laden drone hits bridge support but fails to destroy it
5/ The channel reports: "The protection was penetrated, but the [bridge] support was not damaged. The drone was indeed filled with a large charge of explosives – part of the protective device flew out of the water 40 meters up and landed on the bridge."
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“Anti-drone flame arrester” described as sacrificial protection against strikes
3/ The "anti-drone flame arrester" (противодронового пламегасителя) appears to be the term for the fence-like circular structure seen to the left of the bridge support. VChK-OGPU describes it as a type of sacrificial protection: "one such arrester is designed for one strike."
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Crimean Bridge attacked with underwater drone
According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, a Russian source reports that 'the attack on the Crimean Bridge began today with a strike by a 'test' underwater drone. The drone reached its target, but failed to blow up the support due to the anti-drone flame arrester.'
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Zelensky thanks SBU for their work
❗️It's always nice to separately thank the Security Service of 🇺🇦Ukraine, well done! – Zelensky pic.twitter.com/k0a5IlN9Us
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 3 juin 2025It's always nice to separately thank the Security Service of Ukraine, well done! – Zelensky