Russian drones

More than 20,000 residents lose power after Russian drone strike on Kharkiv

Russian drones carried out a massive attack on one of Kharkiv’s districts, leaving more than 20,000 residents without electricity, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 12:43 PM

French journalist killed in Russian drone strike

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences to the family of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican, who was killed by a Russian drone near the frontlines in Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 11:00 PM

Valdai meeting: Putin jokes he won’t launch drones toward Denmark, denies Russia has such drones

Vladimir Putin joked that he would “no longer send drones to Denmark,” claiming Russia has no drones capable of flying such distances, during a Valdai Club meeting on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 03:27 PM

Germany probes suspected link between Russia’s shadow fleet and drones spotted over the country

German investigators are examining a possible link between a suspicious Russian cargo ship and drones spotted over Schleswig-Holstein in late September, Spiegel reported on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 03:06 PM

Zelenskyy attends European Political Community summit in Copenhagen

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Copenhagen for the European Political Community summit at the Danish capital’s Bella Center, DR reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 11:06 AM

Russia enlists North Korean labor to assemble drones

Russia has recruited about 20,000 North Korean workers to manufacture military equipment, chief of Ukraine’s General Staff Maj. Gen. Andrii Hnatov told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 08:29 PM

Amid drone incidents, Ukrainian troops launch mission in Denmark to share counter-drone expertise — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian troops have begun deploying a mission in Denmark to share their battlefield experience in countering drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 04:00 PM

Norwegian police report drone sighting over Equinor’s North Sea gas field

Police in Norway received a report of a drone flying over Equinor’s North Sea gas field, VG reported on Sept. 30.

30 September 2025, 11:42 AM

At the scene: Russian attack leaves Kyiv suburb in ruins

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Kyiv and its outskirts on Sept. 28, killing at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and leaving widespread damage across the capital.

28 September 2025, 01:27 PM

92 Russian drones flew toward Poland, Ukraine intercepted them over its territory – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 92 Russian drones were headed for Poland on Sept. 10, all were intercepted over Ukraine, but 19 still entered Polish territory, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 10:12 PM

‘Ignoring won’t help’: Russia seeks to disrupt European airspace with drones — disinformation watchdog

Russia is attempting to paralyze air traffic across parts of Europe using drones, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 01:54 PM

Poland set to let military take down drones over Ukraine independently

Poland is set to amend a 2022 law that required prior approval from the EU and NATO before deploying troops abroad to allow its forces to intercept and shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine, Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Sept. 24.

25 September 2025, 02:29 PM

Lukashenko denies Belarus’s role in NATO drone incursions

Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, claimed his country had “nothing to do” with recent drone incursions into NATO members Poland and Lithuania, according to comments published by state agency BelTA and cited by the BBC on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 02:20 PM

Ukraine’s Air Force: 89 of 113 Russian drones shot down, Zaporizhzhya struck by 10 missiles

Russia launched 113 attack drones, including Shahed and Geran types, against Ukraine, 89 of which were shot down or suppressed by air defenses, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 11:18 AM

France deployed nuclear-capable jets to Poland, report says

The three Rafale aircraft France deployed to Poland in response to the recent Russian drone attack appear to be nuclear-capable variants rather than conventional air superiority fighters, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 12:42 AM

120 aircraft enough to cover airspace over western Ukraine, experts say

European military experts and civil society leaders are urging Kyiv’s partners to protect Europe from Russian air incursions by securing the airspace over western Ukraine, as outlined in an opinion piece published in Le Monde on Sept. 15.

15 September 2025, 08:29 PM

‘Turning point in the war’: Russia ramps up drone production, changes tactics against Ukraine

Russia has made the mass production of attack drones its top military priority and is rapidly scaling up manufacturing both for long-range strikes and frontline reconnaissance, The New York Times reported on Sept. 14. The Kremlin has also significantly increased its output of small tactical drones used on the battlefield.

14 September 2025, 08:16 PM

Kyiv develops electromagnetic weaponry as alternative defense against Russian drones

Ukrainian producers are developing alternative technologies to counter Russian drones, a General Staff source told NV on Sept. 13.

13 September 2025, 02:16 PM

Poland drone attack shows Paris or London could be next

Ukraine’s UN envoy Andriy Melnyk urged a firm response to Russia’s drone attack on Poland, calling it a new phase of escalation in Europe, during an UN Security Council meeting on Sept. 12.

13 September 2025, 10:56 AM

Poland, Ukraine to discuss air defense coordination next week

A delegation of Polish military officers will arrive in Kyiv on Sept. 18 to coordinate efforts to counter Russian drone attacks and learn from Ukraine’s experience in the field, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 12.

13 September 2025, 12:56 AM

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