Shaheds

Air defense, EW thwart Russian drone barrage over Ukraine

Twenty-seven of 44 Russian Shahed attack drones have been shot down as of 8 a.m. EET, and the air defense engagement is still ongoing, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 6.

6 September 2024, 10:02 AM

Russian drone debris sparks fires near Lviv, no casualties, mayor says

Falling debris from the intercepted Russian drones set fire to warehouses near Malekhiv in the suburbs of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi wrote on Telegram early on Sept. 6.

6 September 2024, 08:18 AM

Ukraine took down 60 Russian drones in massive overnight attack, Air Force says

Sixty of 78 Russian Shahed one-way attack drones were shot down overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 11:42 AM

All Russian Shahed drones intercepted in extended air raid on Kyiv, officials report

None of the Russian one-way Shahed drones that attacked the Ukrainian capital overnight reached their target, no casualties or damage, the Kyiv military administration reported on Telegram on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 09:46 AM

Two killed, 23 injured in Russian attack on Lviv, buildings in flames, schools closed, trains delayed

At least two people were killed and 23 others, including five children, were injured in an early morning Russian attack on the western city of Lviv, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Telegram on Sept. 4 shortly after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of two groups of cruise missiles heading toward Lviv Oblast.

4 September 2024, 08:00 AM

Russia fires 35 cruise and ballistic missiles, 23 Shaheds; Explosions heard in Kyiv, Dnipro, Poltava, Kharkiv

Russian forces launched cruise missiles and several groups of Shahed drones toward Ukraine on Sept. 2 with air raid alerts declared in several oblasts, and explosions were reported in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Poltava.

2 September 2024, 11:11 AM

Iran denies involvement of its general in Shahed attacks on Ukraine following SBU allegations

Iran’s Foreign Minister Nasser Kanaani denied claims that an Iranian officer trained Russian soldiers in occupied Crimea to use Shahed drones against Ukraine, according to a statement on the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website on Aug. 30.

31 August 2024, 04:38 PM

60 drones, 5 missiles downed; explosions hit Kyiv, Sumy, Rivne; casualties in Zaporizhzhya and Rivne

Russian forces launched UAV and missile attacks across Ukraine, with explosions reported in Kyiv, Kryvyi Rih, Rivne, Sumy, Zaporizhzhya, and Khmelnytskyi on the night of Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 10:55 AM

Russia launches second consecutive night of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine

Russia carries out the second night in a row of massive combined drone and missile attacks on Ukraine on Aug. 27, with explosions reported in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhya, Sumy, Kryvyi Rih, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, and other cities across the country.

27 August 2024, 08:21 AM

Ukrainian air defense intercepts 30 Russian missiles and drones targeting Kyiv

Ukrainian air defenses took down approximately 15 Shahed drones and 15 missiles launched by Russia on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv city administration reported on Telegram on Aug. 26 after a morning enemy barrage of the country with cruise and ballistic missiles.

26 August 2024, 01:47 PM

All Russian drones targeting Kyiv neutralized on approach, authorities say

All enemy attack drones launched overnight from Russia's Kursk Oblast towards Kyiv were intercepted in the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital, the city's military administration reported early on Aug. 26.

26 August 2024, 07:27 AM

Russia's overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine thwarted, says Air Force commander

Ukrainian air defense shot down 14 of 16 Shahed attack drones launched overnight from the Russian cities of Yeysk and Kursk, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 23.

23 August 2024, 09:26 AM

Two drones downed, missiles missed targets — Air Force

Russian forces launched ten Shahed drones, Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and two Iskander-M missiles on the night of Aug. 22; Ukrainian Air Defenses downed two drones and lost two others, according to Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk.

22 August 2024, 01:32 PM

Ukrainian sappers recover warhead from Russian Shahed drone — photos

On Aug. 22, sappers from the Mobile Rescue Center of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service discovered a warhead from a Shahed-131/136 drone in the village of Pylypovychi in Kyiv Oblast.

22 August 2024, 10:36 AM

Ukraine downs four Russian drones over Vinnytsia Oblast overnight

Ukrainian air defense shot down four of eight Russian Shahed drones in Vinnytsia Oblast overnight, deputy regional governor Natalia Zabolotna reported on Telegram on Aug. 21.

21 August 2024, 10:26 AM

Ukraine downs all 11 Russian Shahed drones in overnight attack - Air Force

All 11 Shahed attack drones launched in several groups overnight from Russia’s Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk directions were shot down, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 19.

19 August 2024, 09:27 AM

Drone debris sparks grass fire in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi Forest Park

Debris from a downed drone ignited a grass fire in Darnytskyi Forest Park, Desnyanskyi district, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko stated on Telegram on Aug. 17.

17 August 2024, 04:45 PM

Ukraine’s Air Defense intercepts all 14 drones amid Russian missile attack on Sumy

Ukraine’s Air Defense destroyed all 14 Shahed drones launched by Russia on the night of August 17, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk stated on Telegram.

17 August 2024, 11:16 AM

Zhytomyr Oblast hit by Russian drone strike, three shot down, no casualties reported

An infrastructure facility and private houses were damaged in an overnight Russian kamikaze drone attack on Ukraine’s Zhytomyr Oblast, regional governor Vitaliy Bunechko reported on Telegram early on Aug. 14.

14 August 2024, 09:18 AM

Ukraine repels Russian overnight missile and drone attack

Ukrainian air defense took down 15 Russian Shahed kamikaze drones and four missiles overnight in Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram on Aug 6.

6 August 2024, 11:31 AM

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