{"id":969,"date":"2026-04-24T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=969"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:41:09","slug":"ukrainian-border-guards-destroy-russian-drone-launch-site-in-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-border-guards-destroy-russian-drone-launch-site-in-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Border Guards Destroy Russian Drone Launch Site in South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"276\"><strong data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"105\">(SOUTHERN UKRAINE) &#8211;<\/strong> Ukrainian border guard units have destroyed a Russian drone launch position during precision strikes in southern Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service said on 23 April.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"578\">According to the agency, fighters from the Mohyliv Podilskyi Border Guard Detachment carried out targeted strikes on Russian positions. Coordinated action by unmanned aerial vehicle operators enabled Ukrainian forces to locate and destroy a launch site used for FPV drones operated by Russian troops.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"710\">The strikes also caused casualties among Russian personnel, although the number of losses is still being assessed, officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"856\">The State Border Guard Service said it continues to play a key role in defending Ukraine\u2019s state border as part of the country\u2019s Defence Forces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"1181\">The agency also issued a recruitment appeal, inviting volunteers to join the Mohyliv Podilskyi Border Guard Detachment and contribute to ongoing operations aimed at repelling Russian forces and advancing Ukraine\u2019s military objectives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1287\">Video of the operation was released by the Press Service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041d\u0430 \u041f\u0456\u0432\u0434\u043d\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0437\u043d\u0438\u0449\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0442\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0443 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0443 \u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0438\u0445 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rZ2lhdn5aPE?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>(SOUTHERN UKRAINE) &#8211; Ukrainian border guard units have destroyed a Russian drone launch position during precision strikes in southern Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service said on 23 April. According to the agency, fighters from the Mohyliv Podilskyi Border Guard Detachment carried out targeted strikes on Russian positions. Coordinated action by unmanned aerial vehicle operators enabled Ukrainian forces to locate and destroy a launch site used for FPV drones operated by Russian troops. The strikes also caused casualties among Russian personnel, although the number of losses is still being assessed, officials said. The State Border Guard Service said it continues&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"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":5,"_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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":883,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-forces-destroy-russian-mortar-and-field-depots-in-southern-slobozhanskyi-sector\/","url_meta":{"origin":969,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Forces Destroy Russian Mortar and Field Depots in Southern Slobozhanskyi Sector","author":"Beatrix Montgomery","date":"April 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(KHARKIV REGION) - Ukrainian border guard forces from the \u201cHart\u201d Brigade have continued operations to destroy Russian targets in the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. 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