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Methodology and Disclaimers

One page instead of repeated footnotes on each: how to read the numbers in this hub, where they come from, which rows don't add up to each other, and where the public boundary lies.

1. Sources and Number Register

All combat metrics on the hub are publicly declared results from official channels: the USF Commander's Telegram channel (@robert_magyar), the official Unmanned Systems Forces channel (@usf_army), and the "Pidrakhuyka" scoreboard on sbs-group.army. Each figure is presented with the snapshot date and a link to the primary source. Where a result is confirmed by an external source (Naval News satellite analysis on Novorossiysk, 13.08.2026), that source is named directly in the text. The USF statement cited by Reuters, AFP and BBC (USF share 30–35% in confirmed destructions) and USF statements (37.74% of manpower casualties by drones of all Defense Forces in July 2026) have different denominators and are presented separately.

2. Series that do not add up with each other

SeriesWhat it countsExample (snapshot)
Commander's Monthlymonthly summary postSeptember 2026: 61,449 targets, 13,358 personnel (post №2863, 01.10.2026); August 2026: 58,465 / 11,010 (post №2782)
October 2026Commander's monthly summary post (matches monthly_10 dashboard)16,796 personnel, 64,807 targets, 255,605 combat missions (USF grouping; post #2947, 01.11.2026); daily record 701 personnel (24.10, posts #2931, #2947)
"Pidrakhuyka" board for the monthmonthly breakdown by 42 target classes, damaged/destroyedOctober 2026: 25,809 destroyed completely (snapshot 2026-11-02)
Cumulative since 11.06.2025from USF establishment to snapshot date634,812 engaged, 241,940 destroyed, 162,896 personnel (snapshot 2026-11-02)
2026 YTDfrom 01.01.2026 to snapshot date466,818 engaged, 187,835 destroyed (snapshot 2026-11-02)
414th Brigade per rotationbrigade only, since 21.07.202450,336 confirmed enemy losses (post №2774, 29.08.2026)
All Defense Forcesdrones of all Ukrainian Defense Forces components30,957 personnel for July 2026, of which 11,685 (37.74%) — USF (post №2710)

Number of the month — Commander's summary post with official infographic (for October 2026: 64,807 targets, 16,796 USF grouping personnel — post #2947; for September 2026: 61,449 targets, 13,358 personnel = 6,406 destroyed + 6,952 wounded; for August 2026: 58,465 / 11,010). Monthly campaign counters (31 / 44 / 82 for September) are taken from the same infographic. The "Pidrakhuyka" dashboard provides breakdown by target class and engaged/destroyed ratio; cumulative and annual series are taken from the dashboard as of snapshot date.

3. Campaign counters and strike registry

Counters of named campaigns ("MoLoChKa" 300 vessels on 22.09.2026, "Crimean Circuit Breaker off" — channel series 374 → 412 → 456 (03.10.2026); for September +82 per infographic, "PPOpad" 307 air defense elements on 30.09.2026) — Commander's statements from summary post; they do not include strikes by SBU, Navy or other Defense Forces components for the same period. These are different accounting units and they are never summed into one number. September deep strikes presented in two accounting rows: Commander's post №2850 (26.09.2026) — 30 engagements of fuel-energy complex and port infrastructure facilities, with repeats; review @usf_army №2520 (05.10.2026) — at least 16 engaged facilities; rows are not consolidated. "Wild Berry" is counted in two unrelated scales: "visited/incinerated" per channel (15/13 on 04.08.2026) and "destroyed" per interview (24 Wildberries warehouses, Der Tagesspiegel 28.08.2026; +3 Ozon warehouses 24.08.2026).

Strike Map — separate series: 1013 object-level records for 2026, only those targets explicitly named by official channels. Registry is always smaller than campaign counters (registry captures only objects named in posts, while counters cover all effective engagements; September 2026: 49 "Crimean Switch off" entries versus 82 per infographic (post #2863)). Campaign tags in registry — derivative classification by object type, region and date, not an official USF field. Breakdown by units on "Pidrakhuyka" page — proprietary count from the same registry, with possible multi-attribution.

4. Accounting specifics

5. OPSEC boundaries

6. Public-source foundation

The hub is built exclusively on public sources—Wikipedia, official channels, USF scoreboard, and verified media; each source in sources.json has a reliability level A–E (level explanations and data counters—in section Data Methodology). Knowledge graph — 711 nodes and 1,392 links on cited facts. No non-public operational details, tactical instructions, personal data beyond public record. Open questions to USF media service are placed in a separate list.

7. Disambiguation

"Magyar" is Robert Brovdi's callsign; Magyar Péter is Hungary's prime minister, a different person. Russian "Unmanned Systems Forces" (created 05.08.2026, commander Lyamin)—not Ukraine's USF (created 11.06.2025). "Apostol" is General Oleh Apostol's surname, not a callsign. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 02.09.2026—Mykhailo Drapatyi. Official channels: t.me/robert_magyar, t.me/usf_army, sbs-group.army, magyarbirds.army. More detail— "Who is who".

Updated: 2026-11-02 · "Pidrakhuyka" dashboard snapshot: 2026-11-02