413th Unmanned Systems Battalion (Ukraine)

The 413th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion "RAID" is a regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces, which was originally established in 2024 as a separate battalion on the basis of 14th UAV Regiment and has seen combat during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Kursk offensive.

413th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battalion "RAID"
413-й окремий батальйон безпілотних систем «Рейд»
Regiment Insignia
Active	2024-present
Country	Ukraine
Branch	Unmanned Systems Forces
Type	Regiment
Role	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations
Part of	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Nickname(s)	RAID
Engagements	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Kursk offensive (2024–2025)
Commanders
Current Commander	Major Yevhen Karas [uk]

History

On 13 September 2024, the 14th UAV Regiment announced reorganization of its structure. The "Reid" Battalion and 14th Regiment's deputy commander Yevgeny Karas left the regiment and established the 413th Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems.^[1]

In September 2024, the 413th separate battalion, in cooperation with the information from 78th Airborne Regiment destroyed a rare, state-of-the-art remote "Zemledeliye" minelayer.^[2]

On September 23, it was reported that the 413th battalion with support from the 78th Airborne Assault Regiment guided a HIMARS at a Russian Buk-M3, one of the most advanced air defense systems in the Russian military.^[3][4]

In October 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the battalion alone had inflicted losses of over $590 million on Russian forces.^[5] In November, a detachment of the Battalion directed Storm Shadow missiles that successfully hit and destroyed a Russian command post in the village of Mar'ino in Kursk Oblast.^[6][7][8][9]

The battalion was amongst the first to partake in the 2024 Kursk offensive destroying multiple high value targets like an S-400 north of Kursk, a Pole-21, a Zoo radar, 20 Russian electronic warfare systems including Borysoglebsk, R-330 Zhitel and a Krasukha-4.^[10] On 4 February 2025, the battalion destroyed a Russian Osa air defense system.^[11] On 27 June 2025, the battalion destroyed a rare North Korean manufactured M-1991 multiple rocket launcher system via FPV drone, with the initial explosion causing a rocket to fly through the vehicle's crew cabin and injure the two occupants.^[12]

Commanders

• Major Karas Yevhen Vasilyevich (2024-)^[13]

Structure

The structure of the battalion is as follows:

• Management & Headquarters
• Commandant Playroom
• Dzhmil UAV Unit
• Nightingale UAV Unit