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Drone terror will continue at least until Russia's elections - Budanov

Russia will maintain its Shahed drone terror campaign at least until its Sept. 18–20 elections, Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Budanov said in an inteview with Novyny.LIVE news outlet on Sept. 1.

1 September, 01:03 PM

Air Force reveals motives behind non-stop, two-day drone onslaught on Kyiv

Russia’s continuous multi-day jet drone assault on Kyiv aims to destroy commercial infrastructure and psychologically exhaust civilians, Ukrainian Air Force Communications Chief Yuriy Ihnat told NV on Aug. 28.

28 August, 01:13 PM

UN Security Council to address escalating Russian missile raids and port strikes

The United Nations Security Council will hold a dedicated session on Aug. 24 — Ukraine's Independence Day — to address the war consequences, focusing on Russia's missile and drone attacks surge, FM Andrii Sybiha wrote on Aug. 23.

24 August, 09:05 AM

Russia builds border drone bases to scale up strikes on Ukraine

Russia is expanding a network of long-range drone launch bases along its Ukraine and Belarus borders, which could intensify strikes against Ukraine and create a potential threat to NATO, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 17.

18 August, 11:19 AM

Zaluzhnyi warns ‘war against cities’ will spread unless world responds

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, urged Ukraine’s partners to act after an overnight Russian attack killed 17 people in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, he wrote on social media on Aug. 5.

5 August, 12:53 PM

Horrifying video reveals Russian FPV drone hunting civilian vendor at Kherson market

National Police released video footage showing Russian forces using an FPV drone to hunt a civilian street vendor at an open-air market in Kherson, law enforcement authorities reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 01:34 PM

Russian drone strikes residential building near Kyiv, injuring five

Russian drone struck a residential building in the village of Chaiky near Kyiv, injuring five people, including three children, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on July 22.

22 July, 09:56 AM

Three killed and 17 injured as Russia drops six guided bombs on Sumy

Russian forces launched six guided aerial bomb (KAB) strikes on the Sumy municipality, killing three people and wounding 17 others, including a teenager, local authorities reported on July 15.

15 July, 01:15 PM

Russian missile slams into densely populated area of Kryvyi Rih, injuring seven

Russian occupation forces launched a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, damaging high-rise buildings and injuring at least seven people.

3 July, 08:25 AM

Russian drone attack targets private homes and high-rise in Zaporizhzhya

Private homes and a high-rise building were damaged and casualties were reported after Russian drones attacked Zaporizhzhya, local governor Ivan Fedorov reported on June 22.

22 June, 08:40 AM

Zelenskyy urges stronger missile shield after deadly Russian barrage

Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine was an open signal that Moscow intends to continue missile strikes, showing why Kyiv needs more air defense systems from its partners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram on June 2.

2 June, 12:19 PM

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

Russian forces launch 200+ drones strikes on Ukraine, 10 hits recorded

Russian forces launched 216 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmaz drones at Ukraine on the night of May 12, following the end of the three-day May 9 ceasefire, the Air Force reported.

12 May, 01:25 PM

Russia launches a massive swarm of 339 drones at Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 339 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Herbera, Italmaz, and other types, about 200 of which were Shaheds, the Air Force reported on April 1.

1 April, 10:38 AM

Russian drone intentionally targets civilian minibus in Sumy Oblast

A Russian drone deliberately attacked a civilian minibus heading toward the Pishchanskyi district of the Sumy community, local military administration chief of staff Ihor Kalchenko reported on March 24.

24 March, 10:31 AM

Sybiha slams IOC censorship as Russian bombs fall on Kyiv and Dnipro

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has sharply condemned Russia's massive overnight combined attack on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa, which resulted in civilian casualties, including two children, in his post on X on Feb. 12.

12 February, 01:16 PM

EU envoy shelters in bathroom during Russian strike on Kyiv

The European Union’s ambassador Katrína Mathernová was forced to spend the night sleeping in a bathroom in Kyiv hotel during Russian mass attack on Ukraine, she wrote on Facebook on Feb. 3.

3 February, 01:57 PM

Terror, not war: Sybiha on Russia’s strike on a bus carrying miners

Ukrainian FM Andrii Sybiha has condemned a Russian strike on a bus carrying miners in the city of Ternivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which killed at least 16 people, the Ministry wrote in official statement on Feb. 1.

2 February, 09:30 AM

Russia plans fresh attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and nuclear networks

Russia is preparing new large-scale strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, including facilities and networks that service nuclear power plants, Ukrinform reported on Jan. 21.

22 January, 08:16 AM

Drone terror by numbers: Russia’s 2025 aerial attacks on Ukraine

The number of Russian drone attacks against Ukraine rose to 26,327, nearly 10,000 more than in 2024. NV analyzed the dynamics of Russia’s drone campaign since the start of the full-scale invasion.

13 January, 08:23 AM

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