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The first Russian drone brigade «GROM «Kaskad» has been created in October 2023 and subordinated to the Russian Aerospace Forces. It has been initiated by Dmitrii Sablin, member of the Russian State Duma. He joined Russian Army on the first day of Russian invasion into Ukraine. He is reported as the commander of the brigade.

According to Sablin, today his brigade includes 54 drone crews, fighting along the whole Russian-Ukrainian frontline, with 10 types of reconnaissance and attack drones (Zala, Lancet, Orlan, supercams etc.). «Kaskad» is filled with Russian parliamentarians and senior public officials. It pretends that it hit several thousand units of Ukrainian armored vehicles.

The Center of Journalist Investigations identitied commanders of the brigade as well as volunteers from «youth wings» of «Combat brotherhood» and «United Russia» who participated in the deportation of Mariupol residents to Russian and then joined «Kaskad».

The Center looked for and verified results of the work of «Kaskad», including its strikes on Ukrainian civilian objects.