Shahed drones

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

Ukraine downs 269 drones overnight as strikes hit 15 locations

Russian forces launched 294 attack drones against Ukraine overnight on May 16, including Shahed UAVs — among them jet-powered variants — as well as Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya decoy drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

16 May, 10:05 AM

Russian Shaheds becoming more reliant on Chinese-made parts

The share of Chinese components in Russian Shahed drones is increasing while Western parts are declining, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for sanctions policy, told RBC-Ukraine on May 15.

16 May, 02:52 AM

Ukraine releases footage of air defenses repelling massive Russian attack

Ukraine’s Air Force released footage showing air defense systems intercepting Russian aerial targets during Moscow’s massive combined missile and drone attack overnight on May 13-14.

14 May, 05:47 PM

Russia targets Ukraine railways, kills two

Having launched over 800 drones on May 13, Russia targeted railway infrastructure across Ukraine, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) said in a statement.

13 May, 09:19 PM

Russian air strike may extend into another day, official warns

The large-scale Russian attack that began in the early hours of May 13 could continue until about midday May 14, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters.

13 May, 07:58 PM

Russian Shahed drones damage Kryvyi Rih infrastructure

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kryvyi Rih on May 6, damaging the city’s infrastructure, city's Defense Council head Oleksandr Vilkul reported on the morning of May 6.

6 May, 11:15 AM

Two killed in Odesa Oblast as Russia launches large-scale drone and missile attack

Two people were killed and five others injured in Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on May 3.

3 May, 08:55 AM

Recently imported parts found in Russian drones

Kyiv continues to find recently manufactured Western-made components in Russian drones, Ukrainian presidential adviser on sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on May 1.

1 May, 10:56 PM

Russia hits Mykolaiv with Shahed drones, homes damaged, outages reported

Russia attacked Mykolaiv with Shahed drones, damaging homes and a car, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said on Apr. 30.

30 April, 05:29 PM

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