The Russian AFU UAV forces are undergoing a major reorganization.
Foreign sources report that the Russian forces are moving from special autonomous drone units to integrated structures within combined arms armies. This marks a significant change in combat doctrine, moving UAVs from elite vehicles to permanent elements of the order of battle.
The Rubicon Center transferred about 600 experts and its commander, Col. Sergey Bodnikov, to Varyag's new 50th UAV Brigade. It does dilute the concentration of the elite, but it enables mass deployment of UAVs at operational and tactical levels, improves reconnaissance, fire support and coordination with artillery.
Russia is prioritizing scale and organizational integration over the quality of isolated elite units, creating a system capable of conducting large-scale UAV warfare.