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Russia’s Rubicon Drone Unit Strikes Decoy F-16 at Ukrainian Airfield

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A Russian loitering munition struck a mock-up of an F-16 fighter jet at a Ukrainian air base on January 26, with both open-source analysts and the Russian unit confirming the target was a decoy rather than an operational aircraft. The BM-35 drone, operated by Russia’s Rubicon unit, hit the full-scale replica at Kanatove airfield near Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine, roughly 125 miles from active front lines. Russian FPV drone strike footage ci…
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SOFX broke the news in on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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