Ukrainian Military's Top Drone Unit Magyar Birds on Four Years of Full Scale Invasion
This article was originally published in Kyiv Free Press and Lviv Free Press on 2/24/2026.
Commander Magyar funded his own drone unit and became one of the most efficient units on the front, known to have a 1000:1 kill ratio.
Magyar has been on my periphery for a little while. Ive seen his photo here and there in military OSINT circles. Funny enough, when I was under russian bombings in Kyiv, Ukraine in June 2025 during my unreleased interview with soldier Ryan O’Leary amid the shutdown of his notorious foreign unit Chosen Company (some of whose soldiers I am friends with), I asked him the question of who the best drone team was……
“Davinci wolves”? (I had heard of them through fundraisers in our international community…)
“No. Magyar birds is the top drone Unit.” O’Leary told me.
But I didn’t need him to tell me that… the killboard says so, consistently. And do you know what more targets mean? More drones….and less russian invaders……….
(queue Birds’ “Yoblak of the Day”).
Up until recently I did not know much about Commander Magyar until he released a response correcting Ryan O’Leary’s January statements during his “operational depth” interview with US Cpt. Preston Stewart.
Since then I’ve realized Robert Brovdi is probably one of the most pivotal military political figures in Ukraine’s imminent victory, and the US-Ukraine Defense alliance.
It’s a very important statement, because it evidences what Ukraine needs in order to gain operational advantage … so please read it in full, every single word……..
Commander’s philosophy is to preserve the lives of his soldiers while defending their homeland by scaling deep strike capability along the front which enables personnel to move further from the zero line. That’s why the USF has 15,000 vacancies to fill. That’s a lot of drones.
Now the Birds is on my radar hard. I’m actually really kicking myself for not having followed them much closer until now, especially given the fact that I’ve been working in my community to send drone jammers and other life-saving equipment to Ukraine’s military on the front as well as having facilitated conversations with the Office of the US Secretary of State and key drone industry leaders to discuss the fiscal need to enhance drone warfare.
The Commander, Robert Brovdi, aka “Magyar” was originally a businessman in Ukraine’s agrisector before he alongside his Ukrainian brothers – ordinary civilians just months earlier— volunteered to join the Ukrainian military in the historical resistance when terrorist state russia invaded Ukraine exactly four years to this day.
Four years into the war, Commander Magyar heads the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) comprised of 12 units: SVAROG, Flying Skull, Steppe Predators, K-2, Magyarʼs Birds, Achilles, RAROG, THE HAWKS, 9th brigade of unmanned systems, and 1st separate center of unmanned systems.
The USF is the first military branch dedicated solely to drone warfare out of any country in the world. And for those of us who follow critical international security matters, we understand that the US wants this capability.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recently pushed for US drone dominance.
Ukraine is the dominator of drone warfare and drones are the future of modern warfare,
This past weekend, one of USF’s drone’s eliminated a $75M cmerch (tornadoe), a russian missile that has 300 mm range. As Commander Magyar stated, “These tornadoes nightmare Kharkiv, Zaporizhia Sumy, Kherson, Nikopol and other peaceful cities of Ukraine.”
That’s a Godly ROI.
And today on Feb. 24, 2026, Birds of SBS hunted on the night of February 24 Hurricane, beech, Pancir and Malachite. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DeNsmF4HW/
The story of Magyar Birds is one of the many iconic stories which represent how Ukrainians have thrown their all into defending their nation against russian invasion. The Birds truly capture the heart and pride of Ukraine. That’s why I wanted to share with you the unit’s statement on the four year mark, showcasing the nation’s enduring will and strength to continue their defense, directly from the military itself:
“Four years since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Twelve years of the modern phase of the war. Hundreds of years of Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukraine.
That morning, they wanted to erase us.
The state — from the map.
The people — from history.
They failed.
But over these years, we have paid.
With names. With lives. With those who will never return.
With cities that became the front line.
With fields that became the site of the final battle.
This day is about remembrance.
About those who took the first strike.
And about those who are holding it today.
About those who will never again stand in formation.
And about those who continue to stand.
They do not allow the enemy to advance.
And they will not allow what was paid for so dearly to be erased.
Eternal honor and remembrance to the fallen.
You are forever in our hearts.
Strength and endurance to all who continue the fight.
GLORY TO UKRAINE! GLORY TO THE HEROES!”
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Очі та Жало — хробачий жах!
-Alexandra Zakhvatayev
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