drone swarms

Drone swarm shuts 22 Russian airports, disrupting Kaliningrad flights

Russia restricted flights at 22 civilian airports, including all four Moscow hubs, amid a massive drone attack, Rosaviatsiya reported on Oct. 16.

16 October, 08:42 AM

Russia launches two missiles and 580 drones at Ukraine, air defense downs 536

Ukrainian air defense neutralized 536 of 580 Russian drones and two Kh-59 missiles as impacts hit 31 locations, Air Force reported on Oct. 15.

15 October, 10:10 AM

U.S. tests drone swarms to defend against large UAV attacks

U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, has completed a second successful field test of its CURTAIN CALL counter-drone system, which uses swarms of defensive drones to detect, track, and destroy both individual and coordinated UAV threats, Army Recognition reported.

9 June, 02:25 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with mass swarm of 265 drones from six directions

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with a massive swarm of 265 strike and decoy drones overnight, Air Force reported on June 1.

1 June, 10:20 AM

Two injured as 14 Russian Shahed drones swarm Kharkiv residential neighborhoods

Russia attacked Kharkiv with 14 strike UAVs overnight, striking the city's Slobidskyi, Osnovianskyi, and Kyivskyi districts and leaving two people injured, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on June 1.

1 June, 08:07 AM

Russia launches prolonged combined strike targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

A prolonged combined aerial strike against critical infrastructure in Ukraine began, Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on May 13.

13 May, 01:42 PM

Russian drone strike on Konotop in Sumy Oblast damages hospital, halts traffic

Russian drones struck Konotop in Sumy Oblast, halting traffic and damaging a hospital, local authorities reported on April 28.

28 April, 10:00 AM

18 Russian drones target Chernihiv Oblast, damaging homes and businesses

Russia launched a mass drone attack on the town of Koriukivka in Chernihiv Oblast, causing damage to buildings and energy infrastructure, local authorities reported on April 27.

27 April, 01:33 PM

Russian forces launch 324 drones and three ballistic missiles at Ukraine

Russian forces struck Ukraine with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 324 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and other types, including about 250 Shaheds, the Air Force reported on April 15.

15 April, 10:10 AM

Russian forces launch nearly 130 drones and four missiles at Ukraine

Russian troops attacked Ukraine with four Kh-59/69 guided air-to-surface missiles and 129 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and other types overnight, the Air Force reported on April 14.

14 April, 10:53 AM

Russia launches nearly 100 drones at Ukraine as Easter truce ends

Russian army has attacked Ukraine with 98 strike drones since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian Air Force Command reported on April 13.

13 April, 01:30 PM

Ukraine drives drone swarms toward combat as autonomous warfare nears a breakthrough

Autonomous swarms will be the next stage of drone warfare, and much of the technology behind them is already being developed in Ukraine, British publication The Economist reported on March 24.

26 March, 10:17 AM

Russia launches 100 drones, hitting six locations across Ukraine

Russia attacked Ukraine with 99 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and other types — about 70 of them being Shaheds, the Air Force reported on March 11.

11 March, 10:33 AM

Ukraine unveils Sunray laser to counter Russian drone swarms

Ukraine has developed its first Sunray domestic laser weapon, capable of neutralizing Russian drones cheaply and effectively, journalist Simon Shuster reported in The Atlantic on Feb. 10.

11 February, 09:35 AM

BraveOne: AI and drone swarms are changing Ukraine’s battlefield

The head of Brave1’s defense cluster, Andriy Hrytseniuk, told Radio NV in an interview how AI-powered drones are evolving, why these technologies could make future wars impossible, which Ukrainian weapons attract Western interest, and which systems are currently being tested.

30 September 2025, 01:31 PM

drone swarms