Air Forces

Massive Russian strike on Kyiv leaves four dead and dozens injured

Four people were killed, dozens injured, with large-scale destruction and fires being recorded across eight districts of the capital following a massive Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported on June 2.

2 June, 08:00 AM

Russia launches 6 missiles and 98 drones at Ukraine overnight — Air Force

Russia launched six missiles and 98 drones, including Shahed and Gerbera types, against Ukraine overnight, with air defenses shooting down or disabling 58 of them, Ukraine’s Air Force reported on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 12:00 PM

Russia launches Iskander missiles and 79 drones at Ukraine

Russia launched two Iskander-M missiles and 79 attack drones at Ukraine overnight Friday, with air defenses downing 63 Shaheds, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Aug. 15.

15 August 2025, 10:15 AM

Kharkiv hit by Russian Molniya drone, one injured

Russian forces launched a Molniya-type attack drone on the outskirts of Kharkiv on June 4, injuring one person, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.

4 June 2025, 12:17 PM

Ukraine’s air defense downs 87 of 160 Shahed drones amid Russian combined attack

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully intercepted 87 of 160 Russian-launched Shahed drones as Russia launched its nighttime large-scale attack, the Air Force reported on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 10:00 AM

Explosions shake Odesa amid ballistic missile threat

Explosions rocked Odesa early in the moring during an air raid alert, with the Ukrainian Air Force warning of ballistic missiles heading toward the city, Suspilne national broadcaster wrote on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 10:00 AM

Russian nighttime attack: Ukrainian air defense downs 50 of 80 enemy drones

Russia targeted Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, guided aerial bombs, and 80 Shahed-type drones - 50 of them were downed, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Nov. 4.

4 November 2024, 10:09 AM

Air Defense shoots down four missiles and 28 Shahed drones in Russian combined overnight attack

Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 28 of 32 Shahed drones and four of eight Kh-59\69 missiles, launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight, Air Force reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 11:08 AM

Russian overnight attack: 38 of 46 Shaheds downed, 6 fail to reach targets; Kyiv repels attack, infrastructure hit in Cherkasy

Multiple air raid alerts were issued across Ukraine due to a Russian massive drone attack overnight on Sept. 10.

10 September 2024, 09:59 AM

Quarter of Russian Il-76 aircraft inoperatable due to low-quality spare parts

Five IL-76MD-90A aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry were decommissioned due to the use of low-quality bearings, while open sources state that Russians had only 18 such planes at the end of 2023, Vazhnye Istoryi reported on Telegram on July 19.

21 July 2024, 11:55 AM

Air Forces confirm downing of another Su-34

Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in the east on March 1, The Air Forces officially confirmed that on Telegram on March 2.

2 March 2024, 01:10 PM

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