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Russian drone strike on Northern Bridge delays buses and trolleybuses

Several bus and trolleybus routes in Kyiv were delayed or rerouted on Oct. 3 after a Russian drone strike damaged the Northern Bridge and forced authorities to restrict traffic across the Dnipro River.

3 October, 01:29 PM

Russian drone crashes and detonates in eastern Moldova

Russian strike drone crashed and exploded near Bender in eastern Moldova, General Police Inspectorate reported on Sept. 30.

30 September, 01:19 PM

Poland to ease rules for shooting down aerial targets after new Russian strike near Yahodyn

Poland plans to change its rules for shooting down aerial targets by allowing fighter jets and helicopters to act on radar data without mandatory visual confirmation, following a new Russian strike near the Yahodyn checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, according to the Sept. 28 report of the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War.

29 September, 12:10 PM

Russian drone attacks Yahodyn checkpoint on Polish border

Russian forces again attacked an area near the Ukrainian-Polish border in Volyn Oblast with a jet-powered drone on Sept. 28, BBC News Ukrainian reported.

28 September, 07:57 PM

Video shows elderly Ukrainian woman disabling Russian fiber-optic waiting drone by hand

Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, an adviser to the president on defense technology development, posted a video on Facebook on Sept. 15 showing an elderly Ukrainian woman apparently neutralizing a Russian “waiting” drone by hand after removing its fiber-optic spool. The footage quickly went viral.

16 September, 06:10 PM

Russian drone recovered on Polish Baltic coast blocks X-ray screening

Polish military specialists are examining an intact Russian drone whose skin blocked X-ray scans, radio station RMF FM reported on Sept. 15.

16 September, 08:14 AM

Russian drone that delayed Zelenskyy’s plane crashed 160 kilometers from Chisinau airport

A Russian drone that led to the delay of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane as it was leaving Moldova for Norway crashed about 160 kilometers from Chisinau International Airport, The Associated Press reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 04:40 PM

Zelenskyy’s plane did not share airspace with Russian drone in Moldova

The aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not in the air alongside a Russian drone that breached Moldovan airspace, public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 12:00 PM

Kubilius says Putin ‘brought the war back to Russia’ after SBU strike in Kyiv

European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius said he expects Ukraine to respond in kind after a Russian drone struck a Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, building in central Kyiv.

6 September, 10:18 AM

Drone violates Moldova's airspace amid Russian attack on Ukraine

A drone violated Moldova's airspace on Aug. 30, during a Russian attack on Ukraine, crossing the state border in the area of Dnestrovsc in the breakaway Transnistria region, according to Moldova's Defense Ministry press service.

31 August, 12:14 PM

Russian drone hits civilian business in Kharkiv, injuring several

A Russian drone struck a civilian business in Kharkiv, injuring several people, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on July 11.

11 July, 03:17 PM

Russian drone explodes near Kyiv gas distribution station, injuring two

A Russian drone crashed and exploded near a gas distribution station in Kyiv's Desnyanskyi district, injuring two people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on July 8.

8 July, 01:57 PM

Flash warns of new Russian Gerbera drone tactic over Ukraine

Russian Gerbera drones fitted with additional fuel tanks have recently been observed flying over Ukraine, potentially extending their operational range, Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, said on July 1.

1 July, 05:40 PM

Romania finds Russian drone debris with warhead, case sent to prosecutors

Romania's Defense Ministry said debris believed to be from a Russian drone used in air attacks on Ukraine's port infrastructure in April 2026 was found in the village of Rachelu in Tulcea County on June 30.

30 June, 04:28 PM

Russia to close Romanian consulate in St. Petersburg

Russia has informed Romanian ambassador Cristian Istrate that the country’s consulate in St. Petersburg will be closed, Russian Foreign Ministry announced on June 25.

25 June, 10:53 PM

New Russian tactical drones harder to detect, ministry warns

Recent models of Russian Molniya drones use radio frequencies most electronic detection systems cannot spot reliably, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on June 9.

10 June, 02:18 AM

NATO faces air defense questions after Galați hit

NATO may need to adjust its air defense policy and mechanisms after a Shahed drone hit the Romanian city of Galați on May 29, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest analysis. The alliance could consider air defense agreements with Ukraine and Moldova to protect itself from Russian drones, ISW said.

30 May, 12:09 PM

Russian drone crashed in Romania damaged in flight, president says

Ukrainian air defenses damaged a Russian drone over Reni, Odesa Oblast, causing it to veer off course and hit an apartment building in Romania’s Galati, President Nicusor Dan said on May 29.

29 May, 07:58 PM

Russian drone crashes into a Romanian apartment building, forcing 70 to evacuate - photoreport

Seventy people were evacuated and two required medical assistance after a Russian drone crashed into a high-rise residential building in the Romanian city of Galati, local authorities reported on May 29.

29 May, 10:40 AM

Romanian apartment building struck by Russian drone during overnight attack on Ukraine

A Russian Shahed drone crashed into an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galați, setting the 10th floor on fire, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reported on May 29.

29 May, 09:30 AM

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