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Russia targets Kyiv with Shahed drones, debris hits school

Russian forces launched an assault on Kyiv using Shahed kamikaze drones on March 18, triggering air raid alerts across the capital and several Ukrainian regions, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram.

18 March 2025, 10:49 AM

Ukrainian soldiers say training continued despite air raid alert before deadly Russian strike

A Ukrainian soldier with the call sign Hutsul, who was injured in a Russian strike on a military training ground in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, said training exercises continued even during an air raid alert. He shared his account with Suspilne Dnipro on March 3.

4 March 2025, 11:35 AM

Activists wake Russian diplomats with air raid sirens in Warsaw

Early in the morning on Feb. 24, activists in Warsaw staged a protest outside the residence of Russian diplomats, awakening them with the sounds of air raid sirens and explosions, the civic initiative Euromaidan-Warsaw reported on Facebook.

24 February 2025, 01:58 PM

Drone debris falls in Desnianskyi district during morning air alert in Kyiv

An air alert was declared in Kyiv due to a drone attack, with air defenses activated and debris falling in the Desnianskyi district on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 10:47 AM

Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhya kill 13, injure 113

Explosions shook Zaporizhzhya during an air raid alert on Jan. 8 as Russia launched airstrikes using guided bombs, killing at least 13 people.

9 January 2025, 10:12 AM

Kyiv to review public transit ban during air raid alerts

At its next meeting, the Kyiv Defense Council will review the current policy of halting public transit during air raid alerts, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, announced on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 09:38 PM

Russia tests intercom emergency alerts amid missile threats

Russian authorities plan to use intercom systems to warn residents about missile strikes, propaganda media outlet RIA Novosti, citing Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov, wrote on Dec. 24.

24 December 2024, 02:36 PM

Woman in Odesa frantically calls emergency hotline during air raid alerts

A resident of Odesa Oblast called the State Emergency Service 12 times due to air raid sirens, calling on its workers to give an all-clear, the Main Directorate of SES in the region reported on Facebook on Nov. 26.

27 November 2024, 12:48 PM

Russia preparing missile strikes, Ukraine warns citizens to remain alert

Russia is preparing a new wave of attacks on Ukraine using cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones, to deplete air defenses, the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 03:04 PM

Ukraine repels massive Russian missile and drone attack; Kyiv warns of power outages

An air raid alert in response to missiles launched from Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers was issued by the Ukrainian Air Force across the country early on Nov. 13.

13 November 2024, 08:09 AM

62 drones target Ukraine in overnight attack; 33 intercepted by air defense

Russia launched 62 attack drones against Ukraine, with air defense successfully intercepting 33 of them, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 30.

30 October 2024, 08:01 AM

Night attack on Kyiv: Air defenses destroy all drones on city outskirts

During the night of Oct. 27, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones, deploying around ten unmanned aerial vehicles, all of which were intercepted and destroyed, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA).

27 October 2024, 09:50 AM

All Russian drones targeting Kyiv neutralized, one building damaged by debris, Governor says

A three-story apartment building in the Desnianskyi district of the Ukrainian capital was damaged by debris from the intercepted Russian Shahed drone, Kyiv’s Governor Serhiy Popko reported on Oct. 17 on the consequences of the overnight attack on the city.

17 October 2024, 08:46 AM

Massive Russian drone attack: 51 shot down, 60 EW suppressed - Air Force

Fifty-one of 136 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian forces from Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk were shot down overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2024, 08:57 AM

Explosions reported as Russian fighter jets trigger air raid alerts accross Ukraine

Repeated takeoffs by Russian MiG-31K fighter jets carrying Kinzhal missiles triggered two air raid alerts throughout Ukraine within one hour on Sept. 26 followed by reports of explosions in the capital, Kyiv, and the town of Starokostyantyniv where a military airfield is located.

26 September 2024, 11:36 AM

Air raid alert and explosions in Sumy

Several explosions in the Ukrainian city of Sumy were reported by local Telegram channels on Sept. 10, shortly after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of the launch of Russian precision-guided bombs towards the Donetsk and Sumy oblasts.

10 September 2024, 01:12 PM

Ukraine took down 60 Russian drones in massive overnight attack, Air Force says

Sixty of 78 Russian Shahed one-way attack drones were shot down overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 11:42 AM

Explosion reported in northern Ukrainian city of Sumy amid high-speed target warning

An explosion was heard in Sumy during an air raid alert on Aug. 18, according to reports by public broadcaster Suspilne.

18 August 2024, 10:30 PM

Explosion shakes Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, as high-speed target reported approaching city

An explosion rang out in Myrhorod, Poltava Oblast, amid an air raid alert issued, Suspilne national broadcaster reported on Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 12:00 PM

Ukrainian air defenses intercept 30 Russian drones over Kyiv

A Russian drone attack in Kyiv Oblast injured one person and damaged 22 houses and outbuildings, Kyiv Oblast Governor Ruslan Kravchenko reported on Telegram on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 01:42 PM

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