{"id":172,"date":"2026-03-22T12:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=172"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:06:10","slug":"ukrainian-drone-unit-repels-russian-assault-on-lyman-axis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-drone-unit-repels-russian-assault-on-lyman-axis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Drone Unit Repels Russian Assault on Lyman Axis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1378\">(LYMAN DIRECTION, DONETSK REGION) &#8211; Ukrainian border guards said drone pilots from the \u201cPhoenix\u201d unit repelled a Russian assault on the Lyman axis after coordinated strikes on vehicles and troops.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1677\">According to the State Border Guard Service, Russian forces launched an attack early in the day, deploying quad bikes, heavy armoured vehicles and military transport gathered over the winter period. The assault involved dozens of vehicles along with a larger number of infantry and assault troops.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1887\">Ukrainian UAV crews, working in coordination with adjacent units, targeted the advancing force. Drone strikes hit vehicles on the move and engaged Russian personnel in nearby tree lines, stopping the advance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"2005\">The Border Guard Service said the attack was disrupted and the assault force neutralised through coordinated action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2112\">The unit said Russian forces cannot advance in areas where Ukrainian drone units maintain aerial control.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2240\">The footage and details were released by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Location: Lyman direction, Donetsk region.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041d\u0430 \u041b\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043a\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438-\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0438 \u00ab\u0424\u0435\u043d\u0456\u043a\u0441\u0430\u00bb \u0437\u0456\u0440\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0439 \u0448\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043c\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83n6R-9sRVU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(LYMAN DIRECTION, DONETSK REGION) &#8211; Ukrainian border guards said drone pilots from the \u201cPhoenix\u201d unit repelled a Russian assault on the Lyman axis after coordinated strikes on vehicles and troops. According to the State Border Guard Service, Russian forces launched an attack early in the day, deploying quad bikes, heavy armoured vehicles and military transport gathered over the winter period. The assault involved dozens of vehicles along with a larger number of infantry and assault troops. Ukrainian UAV crews, working in coordination with adjacent units, targeted the advancing force. Drone strikes hit vehicles on the move and engaged Russian personnel&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":73,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":202,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-troops-report-zero-losses-in-lyman-battle-that-repelled-mechanised-attack-in-eastern-ukraine\/","url_meta":{"origin":172,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Troops Report Zero Losses in Lyman Battle That Repelled Mechanised Attack in Eastern Ukraine","author":"Maddie Thorne","date":"March 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(LYMAN, DONETSK OBLAST) - Ukrainian forces have repelled a large scale Russian assault on the Lyman axis, destroying more than 50 pieces of equipment and inflicting significant personnel losses, according to the Joint Forces grouping. 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