Russian air defenses

Moscow bolsters capital air defenses at the expense of frontline combat zones

Russian authorities have been trying to strengthen air defenses in Moscow in recent weeks, possibly, at the expense of frontline areas, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 22.

23 June, 10:51 AM

Ukraine deployed jet-powered drones during massive Moscow attack

In addition to the conventional drones typically used in long-range strikes against Russian targets, Ukraine actively employed jet-powered missile drones during the June 18 attack on the Moscow Oil Refinery and several other sites around the Russian capital, sources in Ukraine's Defense Forces told NV.

18 June, 02:16 PM

Ukraine’s long-range strikes evolve into sustained campaign against Russian military networks

Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign against Russian targets has evolved from a limited, uneven effort into a sustained, layered operation aimed at degrading Moscow’s air defenses, logistics, infrastructure and rear-area support networks, a new OSINT dataset by Tochnyi indicates. Its impact now appears to extend beyond the battlefield: Russia has scaled back its traditional May 9 Victory Day military parade amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes, while Putin’s declared ceasefire around the event underscored Moscow’s concern that Ukraine could disrupt one of the Kremlin’s most symbolic displays of military power.

6 May, 04:05 PM

Ukraine expands deep strikes on Russian oil hubs

Ukrainian forces have stepped up long-range strikes on Russian oil infrastructure over the past two weeks, targeting at least eight key export facilities, refineries, and defense industry sites across a wide geographic area, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on April 5, citing official statements and open-source data.

6 April, 10:58 AM

Ukrainian drones cripple Russian air defense at Belbek airfield

Long-range drones struck several Russian air defense assets at the Belbek military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, December 18, sources within Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told NV on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 03:17 PM

Ukraine wipes out Russian air defenses in occupied Donbas

Ukrainian forces targeted several high-value components of Russia’s air defense network in occupied Donbas on Nov. 29, the Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Dec. 2, sharing videos of the successful strikes.

2 December 2025, 11:04 AM

Ukraine strikes Bryansk chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles

The Ukrainian military attacked a chemical plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast with an unspecified number of Franco-British air-launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Ukraine’s General Staff announced on Oct. 21.

22 October 2025, 12:38 AM

Drone attack sparks fire at Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast

A drone attack was reported in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast overnight, sparking a fire in the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi, regional governor Alexander Drozdenko said on Telegram on Oct. 2.

4 October 2025, 10:55 AM

Russian air defenses, air-traffic management in spotlight after plane crash in Kazakhstan

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 could have been shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, wrote on Telegram later that day.

26 December 2024, 09:19 AM

Russian air defenses