The covert operation known as Eyes and Sting, conducted by Ukraine’s Birds of Magyar drone unit, has shattered 2,000 enemy targets in just nine days this May. Deploying a fleet of small reconnaissance drones paired with loitering munitions, the unit has struck at an astonishing rate of roughly one target every six and a half minutes. Among those destroyed were command posts, ammunition depots and armoured convoys, severely disrupting the Russian dictator’s front‑line operations.
Each successful strike is confirmed through first‑person‑view footage and precise geolocation data. These verifications not only ensure accountability but also feed into a rewards system: for every confirmed target, the brigade earns fresh equipment and cutting‑edge technology from Ukraine’s arms suppliers. This incentive drives rapid innovation in drone design and payload adaptation.
A recently released video of the mission, backed by the haunting track “OmniPhobia”, opens with rapid‑cut footage of buzzing drones skirting past anti‑air batteries and diving onto key installations. Ukrainian voices mock the invaders as “worms” as each strike lands, taunting the Kremlin forces with the refrain “there’s nowhere you can hide”. The clip shows at least 600 high‑value strikes, each punctuating the relentless pace of the campaign.
Although Ukraine’s Western partners have provided much of the hardware, Ukraine’s own ingenuity in adapting civilian drones for military use has been pivotal. The Birds of Magyar team, operating largely off‑grid to evade jamming attempts, illustrates how small autonomous units can inflict disproportionate damage on a supposedly numerically superior foe.
Despite increasingly sophisticated Russian counter‑measures, Ukrainian drone units have continued to refine tactics, swapping out propellers and payloads in mere hours.
Birds of Magyar now release weekly and ten day compilations of verified drone kills, featuring stunning day time and night time offensives.
