Russia announced $20 million in rewards for information about the stay of "Magyar" - WSJ

28.09.2026, 09:31◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Russia, through post-Soviet criminal networks, announced a reward of $20 million for information on the whereabouts of the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi. — Ukrinform.

Russia announced $20 million in rewards for information about the stay of "Magyar" - WSJ

According to Ukrinform, this is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

"The Unmanned Systems Forces report that the Kremlin, through post-Soviet criminal networks, announced a reward of $20 million for information about the whereabouts of Major Brovdi," the report says.

According to the publication, Russian courts in absentia found Brovdi "guilty of terrorism" in connection with Ukrainian military operations and sentenced him to long prison terms.

The WSJ notes that due to the effectiveness of Ukrainian drones, the Kremlin has made "Magyar" one of the main goals. Because of the threat to life, the commander and his subordinates adhere to strict security measures.

“I don't think this exchange rate is good enough,” Magyar said.

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Brovdi explains such attention of the enemy by the scale of losses of the Russian army. According to him, the Unmanned Systems Forces account for only 2.5% of the total number of the Armed Forces, but they account for about a third of the losses of Russian troops over the past year.

He also said that since the beginning of the full-scale war, the Russians have killed 79 soldiers of the Magyar Birds unit. Their names are engraved on the wall at the entrance to the command post. According to the commander's estimates, for every fighter killed, 656 Russians were killed or wounded.