Shahed drone attack

Russian forces resort to newer mass airstrike tactics to increase civilian casualties

Russian forces are increasingly using modified aerial munitions to maximize civilian casualties, particularly jet-powered Shahed drones which are more difficult to intercept, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on July 2.

3 July, 10:15 AM

Two killed, one wounded in Russian drone attack on Sumy Oblast

A Russian drone attack on Romny in Sumy Oblast struck a private house overnight on July 3, killing two people and wounding another, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov reported.

3 July, 09:45 AM

Russia launches seven missiles and 189 drones at Ukraine

Russian forces launched seven Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 189 drones against Ukraine overnight on June 26, including Shahed drones, some of them jet-powered; Gerbera and Italmas drones; and Parodiya decoy drones, Ukraine’s Air Force said.

26 June, 11:15 AM

Russian drone fragments recovered from ruined roof of Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral

Russian drone engine fragments were recovered from the ruined roof of the Dormition Cathedral, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Preserve Director General Maksym Ostapenko told Radio NV.

17 June, 10:40 AM

Russian forces launch Shahed strikes on Balakliya, six people wounded

Russian forces launched Shahed drone strikes on Balakliya in Kharkiv Oblast overnight, injuring six people, including two children, City Military Administration chief Vitaliy Karabanov reported on June 16.

16 June, 09:35 AM

Overnight Russian drone attack targets Kharkiv industrial area, six locations hit

Six drones struck Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi District amid an overnight Russian drone attack on the city, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on June 8.

8 June, 09:47 AM

Russian strike on Chernihiv injures 8, damages business and cars

Russian forces attacked Chernihiv with Shahed drones on June 5, damaging a business in the northern part of the city and injuring at least eight people, according to the city's military governor Dmytro Bryzhynskyi.

6 June, 10:33 AM

Russian forces launch 198 drones in overnight attack against Ukraine

Russian forces launched 198 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmaz UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on June 2-3, the Air Force reported on June 3.

3 June, 10:35 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 229 drones from seven directions

Russia launched 229 drones at Ukraine overnight into May 31, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, with impacts recorded at 11 locations and debris falling at five others, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.

31 May, 12:56 PM

Romania calls Russian drone strike on Galați 'serious escalation'

Romania's Foreign Ministry called a Russian drone strike on the city of Galați a "serious and irresponsible escalation" by the Kremlin and said the country would take diplomatic action, according to its official statement on May 29.

29 May, 11:45 AM

NATO condemns Russia after Shahed drone strikes apartment building in Romania

NATO condemned Russia's "recklessness" after a Shahed drone struck an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galați, injuring two people, NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said on X on May 29.

29 May, 11:13 AM

Russian Shahed drone strike sets residential buildings ablaze in Odesa

Russian forces carried out a large-scale Shahed drone attack on Odesa overnight on May 20, destroying a house and damaging several apartment buildings and cars, Odesa military governor Serhii Lysak reported.

20 May, 09:01 AM

Russia using remotely controlled Shaheds to hunt Ukrainian air defense systems

Russia once again struck a Ukrainian air defense asset using a Shahed drone operated via real-time online control, Defense Ministry adviser Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov reported on May 19.

19 May, 03:20 PM

Russia launches 67 drones at Ukraine overnight despite its own May 8 ceasefire declaration

Russian forces deployed 67 Shahed, Herber, Italmas, and Parodiya decoy drones against Ukraine overnight into May 8, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

8 May, 11:35 AM

Russia launches attack on downtown Chernihiv, damages prosecutor’s office building - photo

Russian forces launched a Shahed drone attack on downtown Chernihiv, head of the city’s military administration Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported on May 5.

5 May, 02:10 PM

Ten people injured as Russian drone swarm strikes Ternopil infrastructure

At least ten people were injured after more than 50 Russian drones targeted the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil on May 1, striking industrial and infrastructure facilities, Mayor Serhii Nadal reported.

1 May, 06:53 PM

Russia launches drone attack on western Ukraine, power outages in Ternopil

Russian forces launched groups of attack drones toward western Ukraine on May 1, triggering air raid alerts across much of the country and causing partial power outages in Ternopil as well as damage in several western and central regions.

1 May, 02:45 PM

Russian forces launch 210 drones in overnight attack on Ukraine - Air Force

Russian forces launched 210 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmaz UAVs in an overnight attack on Ukraine, the Air Force reported on May 1.

1 May, 12:09 PM

Russia launches 170+ drones at Ukraine overnight - Air Force

Russian forces launched 171 strike drones, including about 120 jet-powered Shaheds, at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on April 29.

29 April, 11:30 AM

Russian overnight drone attack on Izmail damages hospital, injuries reported

Russian forces launched Shahed drones on Izmail, Odesa Oblast, civilian casualties reported, local administration wrote on April 29.

29 April, 08:00 AM

Shahed drone attack

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