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Russia launches 122 drones and two missiles at Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles and 122 strike drones of various types overnight on July 15, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

15 July, 11:18 AM

Griffen interceptor makes combat debut by destroying a Shahed drone

British-Ukrainian defense technology company Firebolt Engineering said it had confirmed the first combat interception of a Shahed attack drone using its Griffen jet-powered interceptor aircraft on July 7.

7 July, 06:06 PM

Russia’s growing use of jet-powered UAVs challenges Ukraine’s air defense

Russia now deploys jet-powered models of its kamikaze drones in attacks against Ukrainian cities, invalidating many of Ukraine’s air defense systems designed to counter slow-moving Shahed UAVs, The Telegraph reported on July 2.

2 July, 11:45 PM

EU sanctions to target Russian drone manufacturing

European Union officials are preparing new sanctions targeting companies involved in producing components for Russia’s Shahed kamikaze drones, German media reported on July 2.

2 July, 10:51 PM

Russian missiles, drones strike Kyiv

Shortly after midnight on July 2, Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a mix of missiles of various types and kamikaze UAVs.

2 July, 02:51 AM

Ukrainian air defenses shoot down 138 Russian drones overnight

Russia launched 154 attack and decoy drones against Ukraine, including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya unmanned aerial vehicles, Ukraine's Air Force said on June 30.

30 June, 11:22 AM

Russian forces launch 100+ drones in overnight attack against Ukraine

Russian forces launched 108 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and Banderol UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on June 29, the Air Force reported.

29 June, 11:15 AM

Russia burns 545k liters of fuel for drone strikes on Ukraine as domestic gas stations run dry

Russian Forces consumed nearly 545k liters of gasoline to fuel long-range Shahed and Gerbera UAVs in their raids on Ukraine in May amid deepening fuel crisis and sprawling queues at gas stations, military outlet Defense Express reported on June 26.

26 June, 02:26 PM

Belarus relay shutdown lowers Russian drone threat to Kyiv

After drone control relay stations in Belarus were shut down, Russia can longer threat Kyiv with precise, controlled in real-time UAV strikes, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on June 25

26 June, 12:25 AM

Ukraine intercepts 181 of 207 Russian drones launched in mass overnight attack

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 207 strike UAVs, including Shahed UAVs (some jet-powered), Gerbera and Italmaz drones, Banderol loitering munitions, and Parodiya decoys from seven directions overnight, the Air Force reported on June 10.

10 June, 11:26 AM

Ukrainian drones now autonomously intercepting Shaheds, DM Fedorov says

Ukrainian drones are already autonomously intercepting Shahed attack drones, and the Defense Ministry is scaling up a new generation of interceptors, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported on June 8.

8 June, 07:55 PM

Russian Shahed drone strike damages Konotop high-rise, city faces blackout

At least three people were injured and parts of the city were left without power after Russian forces Shahed drones struck a high-rise and a private home in Konotop, Sumy Oblast, Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported on June 8.

8 June, 08:11 AM

Russia offers students lavish pay for assembling Shahed drones

Russian students assembling Shahed kamikaze drones at the Alabuga facility can earn up to RUB500,000 ($6,800) per month, Elvira Fomina, head of the Alabuga Polytechnic College, said on June 5.

6 June, 02:55 AM

Russian UAVs attacking Ukraine made days ago, Kyiv official says

A Shahed drone that struck Kharkiv on June 4 was manufactured only a few days earlier, according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov.

5 June, 12:26 AM

Ukrainian drones damage Donetsk airport

The Ukrainian military damaged enemy UAV infrastructure at the airport in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces announced on June 4.

4 June, 09:21 PM

Russian drones reach Rivne Oblast near Belarus border

Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine with some Shahed drones flying west along the border with Belarus. Air raid alerts were issued in parts of Rivne region as the threat expanded, according to Ukrainian authorities on May 30.

30 May, 09:48 PM

Russian drone crashed in Romania damaged in flight, president says

Ukrainian air defenses damaged a Russian drone over Reni, Odesa Oblast, causing it to veer off course and hit an apartment building in Romania’s Galati, President Nicusor Dan said on May 29.

29 May, 07:58 PM

Russian Shahed drone shot down in Mali in first confirmed Sahel use

Rebels in Mali have shot down a Shahed-136 drone (Garpiya-A1) that Russia was using to support its mercenaries in Africa — the first confirmed use of such a drone in the Sahel region, Ukraine's Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk told the Ukrinform news agency on May 22.

22 May, 07:30 PM

Drone debris damages apartment building near Kyiv

Debris from downed Russian drones damaged a residential building and vehicles in Kyiv Oblast overnight after Ukrainian air defenses intercepted around 20 targets over the region, Kyiv Oblast Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said on May 19.

19 May, 11:59 AM

Russia fires nearly 300 drones at Ukraine, injuring at least three in Dnipro

Russia launched 287 drones at Ukraine overnight on May 17, including Shahed-type attack drones, jet-powered variants, Gerbera and Italmas drones, and Parodiya decoys, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

17 May, 01:23 PM

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