S8000 Banderol missile

Ukrainian Mirage jet downs Russian Banderol missile with cannon fire

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000-5F aircraft has destroyed a Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile using its onboard cannon for the first time, according to media reports.

3 October, 03:27 AM

Russian drone attack kills woman and injures two in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces launched a series of drone strikes on Odesa and Odesa Oblast on the morning of Sept. 25, killing a woman and injuring two men while damaging residential areas and logistics facilities.

25 September, 10:38 AM

Russia strikes Kharkiv Oblast farm with Banderol missiles, killing six

Russian forces struck a vegetable storage facility in Stara Hnylytsia, Kharkiv Oblast, with three Banderol missiles on the morning of Sept. 24, killing six people and injuring 12, local officials reported.

24 September, 01:15 PM

Russia fires ballistic missiles, 212 drones against Ukraine overnight - Air Force

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles and 212 drones overnight, killing two people in Dnipro, Air Force reported on Sept. 22.

22 September, 10:10 AM

Air defense downs 148 targets as Russia attacks with 172 drones and Banderols

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 172 strike drones and Banderol munitions overnight, with air defense downing 148 targets, Air Force reported on Sept. 21.

21 September, 10:18 AM

Russia bets on cheap, fast cruise missiles, expert warns

Ukraine has about six months to prepare for Russia leaning into small cruise missiles flying at high speeds, Ukrainian presidential defense technology advisor Serhii Beskrestnov told NV on Sept. 16.

16 September, 07:56 PM

Russia strikes U.S.-owned Oleina plant in central Dnipro

Russian forces struck the Oleina plant in central Dnipro, which is owned by U.S. corporation Bunge, Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov said on Sept. 10.

10 September, 02:13 PM

Russian strike hits food processing enterprise in Dnipro

Russian forces struck a food processing facility in Dnipro, causing a structural fire, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported on Sept. 10.

10 September, 11:19 AM

Russia shows Monokhrom and Kover missiles abroad for first time as TWZ assesses threat to Ukraine

Russia showcased several new weapons at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt, including the S-71K Kover, S-71M Monokhrom and S-8000 Banderol, which pose a growing threat to Ukraine due to their low cost and cruise missile-like capabilities.

10 September, 10:08 AM

Ukraine develops cheap counter to Russian Banderol missiles

Ukrainian forces are now deploying new interceptor UAVs to counter Russian Banderol light cruise missiles, state-sponsored Brave1 defense technology platform announced on Sept. 7.

8 September, 02:16 AM

Russian assault with 92 drones and Banderol munitions hits 12 sites in Ukraine - Air Force

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 92 strike drones and Banderol cruise-missile munitions overnight, Ukrainian Air Force reported on Sept. 7.

7 September, 11:33 AM

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

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