S8000 Banderol missile

Russian attack kills one worker and wounds five in Dnipro

Russian forces struck a Nova Post logistics facility in Dnipro with a Banderol loitering munition, destroying a company depot and branch, Nova Post said on Sept. 3.

3 September, 04:30 PM

Ukraine downs more than 80% of Russian Banderol munitions targeting Kyiv

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are intercepting more than 80% of Russian Banderol loitering munitions targeting Kyiv, and the rate is expected to improve further, Center for Countering Disinformation chief Andrii Kovalenko said on Sept. 2.

2 September, 01:23 PM

Russia ramps up jet-powered drone attacks on Kyiv – Air Force

Russian forces increased their use of jet-powered attack drones fivefold in July compared with June, and that figure is expected to climb further in August as Russia recognizes that Ukraine's Defense Forces have achieved a very high interception rate — around 90% — against standard Shahed drones, while jet-powered variants are shot down at a lower rate, Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine's Air Force Command, said on Aug. 31, during a broadcast of the United News telethon.

31 August, 03:45 PM

Belarusian Su-30 fighters fail to down Russian Banderol missile-drone

Belarusian Su-30 fighters scrambled but failed to shoot down a Russian Banderol missile-drone that flew about 120 kilometers inside the country, monitoring channels reported. The weapon traveled 306 kilometers in total.

22 August, 09:25 PM

Inside Russia's Banderol missile, a hybrid drone-bomb-missile

Russia is increasingly using Banderol loitering munitions to strike Ukraine — weapons that function as de facto cruise missiles and whose attacks are destructive and dangerous.

20 August, 05:54 PM

Russia hits Zhytomyr with jet-powered drones, striking regional police headquarters

A series of explosions rocked Ukraine’s city of Zhytomyr on Aug. 19 during a Russian daytime attack involving jet-powered drones, with officials confirming a strike on the regional headquarters of Ukraine’s National Police.

19 August, 05:02 PM

Two Russian cruise missiles tear through Pechenihy, killing 10 and injuring 18

Russian forces launched a missile attack on Pechenihy in Kharkiv Oblast, killing at least 10 people, Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Synehubov said.

18 August, 01:33 PM

Moldova finds crater and wreckage after Russian Banderol missile explodes

Moldovan police found a crater and fragments of a jet-powered unmanned aircraft after what the Ukrainian Air Force identified as a Russian Banderol missile exploded in Moldova on Aug. 17. Police also released photos of the wreckage.

18 August, 10:35 AM

Combat UAV blast damages homes in Moldovan border village

A suspected combat drone with missile-like characteristics exploded near the village of Crocmaz in Moldova’s Ștefan Vodă district on Aug. 9, damaging several private properties, Moldovan police said.

10 August, 01:29 PM

Russia hits Chernihiv businesses in massive drone, missile attack

Chernihiv came under a massive Russian attack on Aug. 3, with several businesses in the city struck, according to Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration.

3 August, 12:36 PM

Russia’s Banderol cruise missile now in serial production

Russia has completed testing of a new light cruise missile, the S8000 Banderol, and moved the weapon into serial production, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) said on July 29.

30 July, 12:28 AM

Russia strikes Odesa with Banderol munitions, injuring one and damaging store

Russian forces struck Odesa on July 24, injuring one person, Odesa City Military Administration head Serhiy Lysak said.

24 July, 12:37 PM

Russian missile hits central Kharkiv district, leaving one dead and nine injured

Russia struck Kharkiv’s Shevchenkivskyi District on the evening of Friday, July 17, killing one person and injuring at least nine others, including two children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said.

18 July, 09:34 AM

S8000 Banderol missile