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Russia turns to World War I-era balloon barriers to shield refineries from drones

Russia has begun using balloon barriers first deployed during World War I to protect its oil refineries from Ukrainian drone attacks, and Defense Express analyzed how viable the system is.

6 October, 04:41 PM

Drone attack hits Khanskaya airfield used to refuel Russian strike aircraft

Drones attacked Khanskaya airfield near the city of Maykop in Russia’s Republic of Adygea, sparking a large fire, Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported on Oct. 4.

4 October, 03:30 PM

Zelenskyy approves new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved new long-range operations against Russia in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine.

19 September, 09:07 PM

Ukraine cannot win through air strikes alone, Budanov says

Long-range drone and missile strikes are means of coercion that work only in combination with other forms of military action and therefore cannot deliver victory on their own, Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 08:46 PM

Ukraine strikes eight war targets in six Russian oblasts - Zelenskyy

Ukrainian defense forces struck eight Russian military-linked infrastructure targets across six regions within 24 hours, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Sept. 10.

10 September, 12:30 PM

Ukraine codifies Dovbush T40 for deep strikes and reconnaissance

In August, the Ministry of Defense codified the Ukrainian Dovbush T40 unmanned aerial system, designed for both precision strikes deep inside Russia and deep reconnaissance. It has a range of 2,000 km.

7 September, 01:00 AM

Putin downplays Wildberries strikes as losses could approach $12 billion

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses had caused no “critical consequences” but acknowledged that they were inflicting “damage,” TV Rain reported.

19 August, 05:33 PM

Drones likely strike Russian missile arsenal near Dzerzhinsk, analysts report

The Russian Defense Ministry’s 53rd Arsenal was likely hit in a drone strike near Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Aug. 19, citing its OSINT analysts.

19 August, 04:21 PM

Moscow faces second night of drone attacks as four airports restrict flights

Moscow and several Russian regions faced drone attacks for a second consecutive night, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, reporting that at least 25 drones had targeted the capital.

19 August, 10:35 AM

Video captures blasts as drones strike Wildberries sites in Russia’s Tver Oblast

Drones struck logistics facilities in Russia’s Tver Oblast overnight on Aug. 14, with video capturing the explosions, Astra reported.

14 August, 04:06 PM

Ukrainian strikes slash Russia’s seaborne fuel exports by nearly 55% in July

Russia’s seaborne exports of oil products nearly halved in July, dropping 54.7% from the same month in 2025 to 3.93 million metric tons, Reuters reported on Aug. 13, citing industry sources and its own calculations.

14 August, 11:15 AM

Ukraine appears to strike Russian supermarket warehouse for first time

The Ukrainian military appears to have struck a Russian food distribution center for the first time after previously targeting oil refineries and Wildberries and Ozon logistics hubs, The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 06:31 PM

SBU drones strike three Russian refineries nearly 1,000 miles from Ukraine

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck infrastructure at three oil refineries in Ufa, Russia, on Aug. 1, the agency reported.

1 August, 04:04 PM

‘The package won’t arrive’: Magyar warns Russia after Wildberries warehouse strikes

Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, confirmed strikes on additional Wildberries warehouses in Russia and suggested the attacks would continue.

30 July, 01:00 PM

Ukrainian drone strikes upend Wildberries as sellers retreat and prices rise

A series of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses is reshaping Russia’s e-commerce market, prompting sellers to overhaul their fulfillment strategies as platforms exempt themselves from liability for destroyed goods and experts warn of higher prices and a shift back to brick-and-mortar stores, The Moscow Times reported.

29 July, 05:54 PM

Drones hammer Moscow Oblast, major steel plant on fire

Drones struck a steel plant in the city of Chekhov, Moscow Oblast, on the morning of July 28, local monitoring channel Exilenova+ reported.

28 July, 09:40 AM

Ukraine strikes Russian drone-control relay and Henichesk Strait bridge

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an export terminal in Rostov-on-Don, Russia’s Rostov Oblast, a Russian ground-based relay station used to control attack drones and a road bridge in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine overnight on July 27, 2026, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

27 July, 04:19 PM

Zelenskyy updates target list for deep strikes on Russia

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on long-range strikes on Russian territory, attended by acting Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara and new Commander in Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi, Zelenskyy reported on X on July 26.

27 July, 11:05 AM

Warehouse attacks knock out 10% of Wildberries’ logistics network across Russia

Ukrainian drone strikes have crippled seven key Wildberries facilities and knocked out 10% of the Russian marketplace’s logistics infrastructure.

26 July, 01:05 PM

Wildberries attacks force Kremlin to stretch air defenses across Moscow Oblast

Ukraine’s intensified strikes on Wildberries facilities in Russia could place further pressure on the country’s already overstretched air defenses and increasingly inconvenience Russians who use the platform, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report.

25 July, 11:35 AM

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