The "Kabul 9" unit was formed at the beginning of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, by veterans of the Ukrainian Army and special forces. They took part in fighting alongside American and British forces as part of
ISAF during the
War in Afghanistan and also participated in the withdrawal of allied forces during the
Fall of Kabul which became the unit's namesake. It took part in the
Northern Ukraine campaign, especially in the
Battle of Kyiv,
Battle of Hostomel and
Battle of Brovary, being later transferred to southern and eastern Ukraine taking part in the
Battle of Bakhmut and the
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. Russian logistical supply lines, KAMAZ and Ural trucks have been the key targets of the unit. Two
Su-25s were shot down by the unit in 2022. On 23 December 2023, Kabul 9 used
FPV drones to destroy a Russian tank, an
armored personnel carrier, a
GAZ-66, and a
UAZ-452 in
Zaporizhzhia Oblast. On 9 January 2024, the State Security Service of Ukraine published a list of equipment destroyed by Kabul 9 throughout the war which included 12
Main battle tanks, 25 armored vehicles, 2
Su-25 aircraft, 11 artillery systems and 12 electronic warfare systems. Furthermore 33 self-propelled guns, 16 electronic warfare complexes, 24 SAM complexes and 2 command posts were destroyed in cooperation with the
Armed Forces of Ukraine. On 13 March 2024, it destroyed two Russian trucks and a buggy and an FPV operator position using UAVs as well as destroying a Russian Murom-M surveillance complex, totalling to six units if equipment in two days. On 18 April 2024, HUR reported that Kabul 9 had destroyed nine Russian vehicles and a field ammunition depot in the last two days. On 23 May 2024, its UAVs destroyed Russian vehicles during a night raid as well as killing personnel. On 3 July 2024 "Kabul 9" destroyed more than a dozen Russian automobiles and armored vehicles of the invaders in a single day. In the first week of December 2024, its FPV drones destroyed five Russian trucks, two UAZs, one Niva and an ATV. On 3 December 2024, the unit destroyed Russian transport vehicles and a
BM-21 Grad MLRS. On 24 January 2025, Pantelis Boumbouras visited the unit's headquarters and donated 550,000 hryvnias to it. ==Equipment==