{"id":2641001,"date":"2026-08-05T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-selects-leader-of-new-drone-branch-of-russian-military\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:48:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:48:29","slug":"putin-selects-leader-of-new-drone-branch-of-russian-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-selects-leader-of-new-drone-branch-of-russian-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin selects leader of new drone branch of Russian military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-selects-leader-of-new-drone-branch-of-russian-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2641001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Vladimir Putin has appointed Colonel General Denis Lyamin to lead Russia&#8217;s new drone warfare branch, underscoring the importance of unmanned systems in modern conflict. Lyamin, recognized as a top specialist in drone technology and having previously served in key military roles, was chosen to command Russia&#8217;s Unmanned Systems Forces after a meeting with Defense Ministry leaders. Putin highlighted the creation of this branch as a strategic move to enhance Russia\u2019s capabilities in unmanned warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukraine has established its Long-Range Strike Command to bolster its drone operations, aiming to weaken Russian military influence and capabilities.Both nations increasingly rely on UAVs due to the high casualties and stalemated front lines in the ongoing conflict,with drones playing a critical role on both sides. Russia has been actively targeting ukrainian cities with clandestine drone strikes, often resulting in civilian casualties and being condemned as war crimes. Ukraine, for its part, has retaliated by attacking russian supply warehouses and infrastructure, including those linked to drone manufacturing. The conflict has also seen targeted attempts on Russian drone industry personnel, with several assassination attempts and attacks reported. The use of drones has thus become central to the strategies and brutalities of the ongoing war.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> has named his selection to lead the Russian military\u2019s cutting-edge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drone\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"823\">drone<\/a> warfare branch, highlighting the central role such technology is now playing in modern conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. Gen. Denis Lyamin was announced as the commander of the nation\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces following the president\u2019s meeting with leaders of the Defense Ministry on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4675717\/putin-commander-drone-warfare-russian-military\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Putin selects commander to lead new drone warfare branch of Russian military<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4674283\/board-of-peace-plan-israel-hamas-deadlock\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Board of Peace plan drifts toward deadlock as Israel rejects withdrawal before Hamas disarms<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4673916\/iran-economic-loss-operation-epic-fury\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iranian experts estimate economic losses from Operation Epic Fury at $280 billion<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is well known that we have decided to create a new branch of the armed forces: the unmanned systems forces. The task was to find someone who has proven to be the best in this field,\u201d Putin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/2169233\/amp\">said<\/a>, calling the appointee \u201cone of the most qualified specialists in this field.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Col. Gen. Denis Lyamin, a newly-appointed commander of Russia\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces, attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP26217371885187.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Col. Gen. Denis Lyamin, a newly appointed commander of Russia\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces, attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov\/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyamin previously served as chief of staff for Battlegroup Center, which Putin praised as one of the Russian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"266\">military\u2019s<\/a> \u201cleading units\u201d responsible for \u201ccarrying out the most important and critical tasks in liberating the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2026\/07\/10\/8043507\/\">taken similar actions<\/a> to formalize and build out its drone-based military operations, establishing last month its own Long-Range Strike Command. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said the new command would \u201cenhance the effectiveness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-conducts-air-strikes-on-kyiv-suburb-presses-offensive-in-mariupol\/\" title=\"... Conducts Air Strikes on ... Suburb, Presses Offensive in Mariupol\">long-range strikes<\/a>, reduce the enemy\u2019s ability to wage war against Ukraine, and undermine its military potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis command must concentrate 100% of the available resources to reduce <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"80\">Russia\u2019s<\/a> warfighting potential even more significantly,\u201d Zelensky said, explaining that it was \u201ceffectively a command for global impact on Russia over this war.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After years of grinding conflict on the front lines resulting in millions of casualties, unmanned aerial vehicles have been embraced by both sides as the most effective and crucial avenue of warfare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact of the matter is that the line of contact is surrounded by a large drone \u2018no-go\u2019 zone. We hear that in order to keep fighting \u2014 the way they\u2019re fighting now \u2014 the Russians are sending wave after wave of soldiers into that kill zone,\u201d Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, the former NATO supreme allied commander for Europe, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cAnd the Ukrainian forces are just killing Russians at a rate that is completely staggering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To keep the pressure on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"82\">Ukraine<\/a>, Russia is using clandestine drone incursions to strike cities and has become particularly brazen in targeting civilians \u2014 a practice Kyiv has decried as tantamount to war crimes. The United Nations issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/en\/301966-un-commission-says-russian-drones-target-civilians-and-destroy-infrastructure-making\">similar finding<\/a> about the illicit nature of these \u201cdrone safaris\u201d in a report last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The small size, large number, and disposable nature of the UAVs make it nearly impossible for Ukraine to project defensive capabilities beyond its military.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Mystetsky Arsenal Art Gallery burns opposite the damaged Monastery of the Caves following Russia\u2019s drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/AP26166196345789.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mystetsky Arsenal Art Gallery burns opposite the damaged Monastery of the Caves following Russia\u2019s drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo\/\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor a civilian trying to live his civilian life \u2014 who is not associated with any military unit \u2014 the hard answer is that it is almost impossible to protect that individual,\u201d Breedlove said. \u201cThere are ways to protect from drones, and both the Russians and the Ukrainians are getting better at it. But they\u2019re defending their militaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s State Emergency Service reported that a \u201cmassive attack\u201d on Kyiv early Wednesday morning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/08\/05\/nx-s1-5921194\/russian-missile-drone-barrage\">killed at least 17 people<\/a>. The preeminent targets of the attack were civilian warehouses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyiv launched its own campaign last month against Russian consumer goods warehouses, targeting infrastructure owned by Wildberries \u2014 the country\u2019s largest online retailer. Ukraine, accusing the retail giant of cooperating with the Russian military by supplying components for UAVs, has struck close to two dozen warehouses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vladimir Tkachuk, founder and CEO of drone manufacturer Uraldronzavod, was wounded in a car explosion on Wednesday \u2014 prompting local authorities to launch an attempted murder investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4673973\/russia-accused-drone-safari-shocking-footage-ukrainian-civilian-being-hunted\/\">RUSSIA ACCUSED OF \u2018DRONE SAFARI\u2019 AS SHOCKING FOOTAGE EMERGES OF UKRAINIAN CIVILIAN BEING \u2018HUNTED\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the second attempt on the life of a Russian drone manufacturer in a week, following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2026\/07\/29\/8046387\/\">shooting of Andrei Cherezov<\/a> in late July. An unidentified gunman fired multiple shots at Cherezov in the stairway of his apartment building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple Russian nationals were targets of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/8039092\/\">assassination attempts<\/a> in June, including Andrei Pinchuk, the would-be state security minister of Donetsk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin appoints Lyamin to lead Russia\u2019s new drone force<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2641002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217371885187.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36907,57967,3733,39073],"class_list":["post-2641001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-defense-strategy","tag-drone-technology","tag-putin","tag-russian-military"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217371885187.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641001"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641009,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641001\/revisions\/2641009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}