Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies "Rubicon" was established in August 2024, following the directive of
Defence Minister Andrey Belousov. The primary objective of the centre was to train highly skilled instructors in the realm of unmanned aviation, with the aim of transferring their expertise to personnel in active formations and military units. Additionally, the centre aims to prepare
unmanned aerial vehicle operators for combat operations, both individually and as part of teams. The centre also develops and tests advanced drone systems and their implementation and conducts research into the field of artificial intelligence and explores how it can be utilized in robotic systems. The
General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have reported several strikes targeting the unit since August 2025, when it reported the destruction of a Rubicon command post in Donetsk. A command post belonging to the unit near the village of Vysoke in the
Zaporizhzhia region was also reported to have been struck in February 2026. In February 2026, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's intelligence-backed project
″I Want to Live″ published an interview with a Russian serviceman who said he had served in the Rubicon unit before voluntarily crossing into Ukrainian territory and surrendering. In the interview, he described the structure and internal practices of Rubicon, and said he decided to flee after seeing the reaction within the unit after a drone strike allegedly hit incorrect coordinates and killed a civilian girl in
Kupiansk. == Organization ==