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Russia halts Don-Azov Channel traffic after vessel attacks

Russia temporarily suspended shipping through the Don-Azov Channel and the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, after Ukrainian attacks on its vessels, Reuters reported July 10, citing three sources.

11 July, 12:38 PM

430 drones targets Moscow Oblast, airports paralyzed

Drones attacked Moscow overnight, as over 430 UAVs flew toward Moscow Oblast between the evening and 6 a.m., the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed on July 7.

7 July, 08:30 AM

Mass Russian drone barrage hits residential districts across Kharkiv

Nine people, including three children, were injured and dozens of homes were damaged after Russian drones struck residential districts in Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on May 7.

7 May, 02:25 PM

At least one dead as Russian drones slam into Sumy kindergarten - video

Russian forces attacked a civilian building in the central part of Sumy with two strike drones, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported on May 6.

6 May, 01:42 PM

Russian drones strike residential and industrial areas in Kyiv Oblast

Russian forces attacked Kyiv Oblast overnight, injuring three, damaging a residential area in the Brovary district and sparking a fire at an industrial facility in the Vyshhorod district, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported on May 5.

5 May, 08:46 AM

How Kherson residents survive daily Russian drone hunts

Ukrainian Witness journalist Viktoriia Hnatiuk and videographer Mariia Shevchenko traveled to Kherson to document the reality of people living under the daily crosshairs of Russian troops, the film crew wrote and published their video on April 9.

9 April, 11:36 AM

Russian drones damage critical civilian facilities in Chernihiv Oblast

Russian drones attacked Chernihiv, damaging infrastructure, destroying buildings, and leaving one person injured, regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported on March 27.

27 March, 01:35 PM

Ukraine’s drone defense offers blueprint for US Gulf allies

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East should draw on Ukraine’s years of experience defending against massive, near-nightly Russian missile and drone attacks, most of which include Iranian-designed Shahed drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 2.

3 March, 09:50 AM

Russian oil shipments rise despite escalating drone attacks on refineries

Russian oil shipments have risen amid an escalation of drone attacks on refineries, according to vessel-tracking data cited by Bloomberg on Feb. 18.

18 February, 11:49 AM

Ukraine creates new air defense drone command – Syrskyi

Ukraine’s armed forces have established a new air defense unmanned systems command to counter Russian drones, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Feb. 4.

4 February, 04:00 PM

Russian oil hub in Samara hit by repeated drone attacks - video

Drones attacked the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast overnight, Astra Telegram channel reported on Nov. 27.

27 November 2025, 09:56 AM

Russia launches massive drone-missile strike, Ukraine downs 320 of 416 targets

Russian forces launched a combined large-scale attack on Ukraine, using strike drones and missiles from both air- and ground-based launchers — a total of 416 aerial weapons, 320 were downed, Air Force reported on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 11:59 AM

Russia launched 86 drones overnight against Ukraine, with 10 confirmed strikes

Russia launched a new attack with 86 Shahed drones and various decoy UAVs, Ukraine’s Air Force said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 10:56 AM

Russia bombs Dobropillia residential area, one killed

Russia carried out an airstrike on residential areas of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, the regional branch of State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 01:51 PM

General Staff: Ukrainian drones hit Rosneft refinery, Russian HQ

Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed successful strikes at the Syzran oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast and at the command center in the temporarily occupied city of Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast in its Aug. 15 Telegram post.

15 August 2025, 11:12 AM

Russia launches 71 UAVs, 12 hit targets across Ukraine

The Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 71 Shahed strike UAVs and various decoy drones overnight, 59 targets were neutralized, the Air Force reported on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 09:44 AM

Kyiv rescuers save dog, cats, parrot and rabbit from building destroyed by Russian missile strike

Rescuers in Kyiv saved cats, parrots, a rabbit, and a dog from a building destroyed by a Russian missile strike on July 31.

1 August 2025, 10:48 PM

Russian strike destroys Kyiv Medical College windows, collapses ceiling

Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, severely damaging the Kyiv Medical College in the Solomianskyi district on July 31.

1 August 2025, 09:39 PM

HUR fighter single-handedly repels Russian assault near Kupyansk — video

A soldier from the Brotherhood special unit of Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence service single-handedly repelled an assault by five Russian troops near the Kupyansk axis, despite being outnumbered, HUR reported on Telegram.

17 July 2025, 11:20 AM

Russia strikes industrial zone in Sloviansk with drones, sets fires and damages buildings

Russian forces attacked the industrial zone of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with six drones on June 30, sparking fires and damaging multiple structures, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported.

30 June 2025, 02:48 PM

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