Russia Claims Sirius-82 Unmanned Boats and VDV Artillery Are Hitting Ukrainian Targets on the Dnipro

Overview

• The Russian Defense Ministry says units in the Kherson region deploy Sirius-82 unmanned surface vessels daily to mine, clear mines, and interdict Ukrainian movements on the Dnipro.
• Officials report that a Sirius-82 destroyed a Ukrainian watercraft with its crew in the river delta, citing what they describe as objective-control footage.
• According to the ministry, the Sirius-82 can carry two anchor river mines and can be used as a mine clearer and as a strike boat to block crossings.
• On January 14, the ministry said paratroopers using a 120-mm 2S9 Nona-S struck a Ukrainian UAV control point on the right bank after reconnaissance by Russian drones.
• The 299th Guards parachute regiment is described as conducting daily counter-battery and interdiction fire on the right bank to disrupt Ukrainian artillery and prevent small-group crossings, with no outside verification provided.