Shahed drones

Russia’s three Shahed drone models used against Ukraine still rely on Western parts

Russia is deploying at least three different models of Shahed/Geran drones in its daily attacks on Ukraine, each featuring distinct mixes of foreign-made components, Ukrainian officials said on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 02:28 AM

Ukrainian troops show how they shoot down Russian Shahed drones using the Mistral air defense system — video

Ukrainian troops showed how they shoot down Russian Shahed drones using a Mistral air defense system, the Southern Defense Forces said, releasing a video of the operation on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 04:07 PM

Russian invaders unleashed 183 drones in a major overnight assault on Ukraine

Russia launched about 183 attack drones, including Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, Ukraine’s Air Force said on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 11:16 AM

Russian drones fly over Belarus as Lukashenko stays silent

Russian drones have been regularly flying over Belarusian territory, but the Lukashenko regime has been concealing the fact while local authorities secretly purchase anti-drone detectors, according to an investigation by Radio Liberty’s Belarus Service.

7 October 2025, 12:09 PM

Russia strikes Chernihiv with drones, hits gas station and energy site

Russian forces attacked the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Oct. 5, hitting a gas station and damaging energy infrastructure, Chernihiv City Military Administration head Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported.

5 October 2025, 04:25 PM

Russia launches biggest strike on gas production sites in Ukraine

Russia’s military launched its largest strike yet on Naftogaz gas production infrastructure, targeting facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava oblasts, the company said on Oct. 3.

4 October 2025, 03:41 PM

Interceptor drones now bulk of Ukraine’s air defenses—Syrskyi

Most Russian strike UAVs attacking Ukrainian cities are destroyed using small, agile interceptor drones, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 02:38 AM

Russia hits Odesa’s railway depot with Shahed drones

Russian forces launched a massive Shahed drone attack overnight, striking a Ukrzaliznytsia railway depot in Odesa, Ukraine’s Restoration and Communities and Territories Development Minister Oleksii Kuleba reported on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 10:22 AM

Upgraded Russian Shaheds can hit moving targets

Russia now deploys a new modification of Iranian-designed Shahed drones equipped with night-vision cameras to detect and strike moving targets, Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported on Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 02:14 AM

BraveOne: AI and drone swarms are changing Ukraine’s battlefield

The head of Brave1’s defense cluster, Andriy Hrytseniuk, told Radio NV in an interview how AI-powered drones are evolving, why these technologies could make future wars impossible, which Ukrainian weapons attract Western interest, and which systems are currently being tested.

30 September 2025, 01:31 PM

Kyiv nurse dies helping patient during drone attack

A 50-year-old nurse at Kyiv’s Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology, Oksana Katerusha, was killed along with a patient when a Russian drone hit the medical facility during the massive Sept. 28 attack on the capital, Oboz.ua reported on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 01:15 PM

ATB supermarket near bus station in Zaporizhzhya destroyed by Russian drones

A Russian drone attack overnight destroyed an ATB supermarket in Zaporizhzhya and damaged the nearby bus station, local outlet RIA Pivden reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 12:37 PM

Russian strike hits civilian site in Zaporizhzhya, parts of city left without power

Russian invaders struck Zaporizhzhya, damaging a civilian infrastructure site and cutting power to parts of the city on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 09:51 AM

Ukrzaliznytsia cancels several train services in Odesa Oblast after Russian strikes damage power grid

Some train services were canceled in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, after Russian strikes damaged energy infrastructure, Ukrzaliznytsia said on Sept. 26.

26 September 2025, 12:55 PM

Russian strike hits Chernihiv infrastructure, leaving city facing water supply disruptions

Russian invaders struck critical infrastructure in Chernihiv, prompting officials to urge residents to stock up on drinking water, Suspilne reported on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 05:55 PM

Russia attacked Ukraine with Iskanders and Shaheds, most drones downed — Air Force

Russia launched three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 115 Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine overnight, with air defenses downing 103 of them, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 12:00 PM

Ukraine nears 1,000 daily interceptor drone deployments

Ukraine’s goal of deploying at least 1,000 interceptor drones per day will be achieved in the near future, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced during a press conference on Sept. 18, according to news agency Interfax-Ukraine.

18 September 2025, 06:30 PM

Poles look abroad for homes after Russian drone attack

After Russia’s Sept. 10 drone attack, in which more than 20 UAVs violated Polish airspace, Poles began searching more intensively for housing abroad, Gazeta Wyborcza reported, citing real estate market representatives on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:00 PM

Ukrainian official Yermak posts footage of Russian drone attack on Kharkiv

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, released video of a Russian strike on Kharkiv on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 02:56 PM

Ukraine’s Air Force: 89 of 113 Russian drones shot down, Zaporizhzhya struck by 10 missiles

Russia launched 113 attack drones, including Shahed and Geran types, against Ukraine, 89 of which were shot down or suppressed by air defenses, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 11:18 AM

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