Ukraine says it struck Russian Rubikon personnel and drone facilities in occupied territories2026-10-16Ukraine’s General Staff said forces struck a concentration point for personnel of Russia’s Rubikon UAV unit near Novokostiantynivka and a site used to store, prepare and launch strike drones near Donetsk on Oct. 14 and overnight into Oct. 15.Explosions and Russian air-defence activity were reported in Donetsk; the extent of damage from the strikes there was still being assessed.The General Staff said damage to four drone-storage facilities near Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea from strikes on Oct. 13 had been confirmed, with signs of secondary detonations.Ukraine’s General Staff said the strikes aim to reduce Russia’s ability to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure with drones.ЗСУ вдарили по «Рубікону» та пункту запуску безпілотників у Донецьку (ZN.UA)Силы обороны поразили скопление личного состава "Рубикона" и место запуска ударных дронов (24 Kanal)Сили оборони вчергове уразили підрозділ БпЛА "Рубікон" окупантів – Генштаб (Ukrainska Pravda)Сили оборони уразили зосередження особового складу "Рубікону" та місце запуску ударних дронів (24 Kanal)Силы обороны в очередной раз ударили по подразделению БпЛА "Рубикон" оккупантов – Генштаб (Ukrainska Pravda)Ukrainian forces hit new military objectives, targeting Rubicon unit and drone bases (RBC-Ukraine)Ukrainian Defense Forces strike drone launch site in Donetsk and Russian Rubicon unit base in Zaporizhzhia region (Ukrinform)Ukrainian forces hit Russian Rubikon UAV unit again – General Staff (Ukrainska Pravda)Defense Forces strike Rubikon personnel concentration point, drone launch base near Donetsk – General Staff (Interfax-Ukraine)