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Ukrainian forces down new Russian drone equipped with AI

Ukrainian service members have shot down a new Russian Klin drone equipped with artificial intelligence, the press service of the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade said, releasing video of the drone’s destruction on Feb. 11.

11 February, 04:37 PM

Sikorski urges Musk to block Russia’s Starlink use, Musk calls him 'imbecile'

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a post on X on Jan. 27 to prevent Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone strikes on Ukraine.

28 January, 12:06 PM

Moldova finds Russian drone with explosives near Ukraine border

A drone approximately 2.5 meters long was discovered in the garden of a non-residential building in the village of Crocmaz, Ștefan Vodă district, Moldova’s Foreign Ministry reported on X on Jan. 22.

22 January, 07:24 PM

Romanian air defenses let Russian Shahed pass through amid massive strike on Ukraine

Russian Shahed drone entered Romanian territory in overnight attack on Ukraine, but was not intercepted, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, wrote on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 11:53 AM

Zelenskyy urges collective action after Russian strike on Dnipro

In the wake of Russian drones injuring nearly 30 people in Dnipro on Sept. 30, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Kyiv’s partners to help Ukraine with building a reliable defense against Moscow’s UAVs and missiles so “no country stands alone against this threat.”

30 September 2025, 09:15 PM

Russian drone near misses South Ukraine NPP

A Russian drone was downed and detonated approximately 800 meters from the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast overnight, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported on Sept. 25.

26 September 2025, 09:29 AM

NATO tested again as Russian drone violates Romanian airspace

A Russian drone spotted over Romania marked the second time in just four days that Moscow has violated NATO airspace, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Sept. 14.

15 September 2025, 10:05 AM

Russian drone found near Lublin landed on rabbit hutch

One of the Russian drones that breached Polish airspace overnight on Sept. 10 was discovered in the yard of a private home — on the roof of a rabbit cage, TVP World local outlet wrote on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 01:48 PM

Russian drones over Poland raise doubts about NATO’s air defense

NATO’s ability to defend its own territory was called into question after around 20 Russian drones breached Polish airspace on Sept. 10, Reuters reported.

10 September 2025, 10:21 PM

Warsaw calls in Russia’s chargé d’affaires over drone attack that violated Polish airspace

Poland summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires over a mass violation of its airspace by drones, Polsat News reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 04:17 PM

Russian-marked drone lands in central Poland

A drone of “unknown origin” has been found near the Polish village of Mniszków in the Łódź Voivodeship (province), about 300 km from the Ukrainian border, RMF24 reported on Sep. 10, posting photos of the drone with clear visible markings in Russian on the tail fin.

10 September 2025, 01:12 PM

Ukraine urges China to halt drone parts supply to Russia

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry finds it “difficult” to believe China’s claims of neutrality and opposition to the war, given the presence of Chinese components in Russian drones, spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a briefing on Sept. 5, according to NV’s correspondent.

5 September 2025, 07:50 PM

Poland vows full transparency in Russian drone crash probes

No information will be classified in the investigation of the Aug. 20 Russian drone crash and explosion in the Polish village of Osiny, the country’s Deputy Internal Minister Czesław Mroczek told RMF FM on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 01:03 PM

Russian decoy drone from Belarus crashes in Lithuania

A drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, prompting NATO air mission fighters in the country to switch to combat readiness, the Lithuanian Armed Forces reported on Facebook on July 10.

10 July 2025, 06:10 PM

100-km 'kill zone' on both sides possible within months, veteran says

A kill zone of 15-20 km could expand to 100 km, Ukrainian veteran and director of the National Antarctic Center, Yevhen Dykyi, said during a Radio NV broadcast on May 26.

26 May 2025, 01:49 PM

Russia deploys new jet-powered Banderol drone against Ukraine

Russian forces have begun using a new jet-powered drone, dubbed Banderol, to strike Ukraine, with recent attacks focused on Odesa Oblast, according to Defense Express, citing communications and electronic warfare expert Serhii Beskrestnov on April 26.

26 April 2025, 12:01 PM

Ukrainian troops down Russia’s rare Albatros M5 drone - video

Anti-aircraft gunners from the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade have shot down a rare Russian Albatros M5 drone for the first time, the military wrote on April 2.

2 April 2025, 02:01 PM

Russian drone espionage targets Italy’s defense and research facilities

An unknown drone, which experts believe is of Russian origin, flew five times over the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Italy over the past week, Corriere della Sera outlet reported on March 31.

31 March 2025, 11:00 AM

Moldova detects Russian drones breaching its airspace

Two Russian drones violated Moldova’s airspace in the country's southern part, government spokesperson Daniel Vodă wrote on Telegram on Feb. 16.

17 February 2025, 11:14 AM

Moldova demands explanation from Russia over drone incursion into its territory

Moldova’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov following a violation of Moldovan airspace by Russian drones, Newsmaker media outlet wrote on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 02:25 PM

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