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Ukraine thwarts massive Russian drone attack

A total of 109 of 111 Russian attack drones were shot down or suppressed with electronic warfare over 10 Ukrainian oblasts overnight, the Air Force reported on Jan. 1.

1 January 2025, 10:30 AM

Ukrainian forces intercept 30+ Russian drones in nighttime attack

Ukrainian air defense managed to take out 32 of 53 Russian drones, launched fron the city of Oryol overnight, Air Force reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 08:32 AM

Massive Russian drone attack: 51 shot down, 60 EW suppressed - Air Force

Fifty-one of 136 Shahed attack drones launched by Russian forces from Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk were shot down overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 16.

16 October 2024, 08:57 AM

Ukraine shoots down 53 of 56 Russian Shahed drones in massive overnight attack

Fifty-three of 56 Shahed attack drones launched overnight from Russia’s Kursk Oblast and Krasnodar Krai were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 10:11 AM

Ukrainian forces intercept Russian drone barrage on capital, no casualties

Ukrainian air defenses shot down almost two dozen of drones during an overnight Russian attack on Kyiv, regional governor Serhiy Popko wrote on Telegram early on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 08:24 AM

Russian drone shot down near Starokostiantyniv, official says

A Russian Shahed one-way attack drone flying toward Starokostiantyniv in Ukraine's western Khmelnytskyi Oblast was shot down, regional governor Serhii Tyurin wrote on Telegram on Sept. 12, shortly after a series of explosions were reported on local social media.

12 September 2024, 12:15 PM

Ukrainian air defense intercepts all Russian drones targeting Kyiv

All Russian drones attacking Kyiv from the northern direction after midnight were shot down by air defenses on approach to the Ukrainian capital, the city’s military administration reported on Telegram on Sept. 9.

9 September 2024, 07:22 AM

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

Air defense downs Russian missile in western Ukraine - video

The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully shot down a Russian missile on the border between the country’s western Zakarpattya and Lviv oblasts, the Zakarpattya regional administration reported on Telegram on Aug. 26, posting a video of a machine gunner engaged in repelling the attack.

26 August 2024, 12:50 PM

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

Russia launches North Korean ballistic missiles and dozens of Shahed drones at Ukraine

Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces successfully shot down 53 of the 57 Shahed-136/131 attack drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine on Aug. 11, the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Telegram.

11 August 2024, 02:37 PM

SBU takes down another Russian helicopter using FPV drone

Soldiers from Ukraine’s SBU Special Operations Center A hit a second Russian helicopter in Kursk Oblast using an FPV drone within three days, SBU sources told NV on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 12:42 PM

Explosions in Dnipro as Ukrainian forces down Russian drone

Explosions were heard in the city of Dnipro on Aug. 8, according to local Telegram channels.

8 August 2024, 03:44 PM

Ukrainian defenders down Russian missiles and UAVs during overnight attack

The Ukrainian military successfully destroyed two Kh-59 guided missiles and four Shahed attack UAVs used by Russia to attack Ukraine overnight on Aug. 8, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, said on Telegram.

8 August 2024, 11:11 AM

SBU downs Russian helicopter with FPV drone over Kursk Oblast

Special forces of Ukraine’s SBU security service shot down a Russian helicopter using an FPV drone over Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, a source within the special service told NV.

7 August 2024, 03:06 PM

Ukraine eliminates all 30 Shahed drones in Russian overnight attack

Air defense shot down all 30 Russia-launched Shahed drones overnight, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 12:41 PM

Zelenskyy urges coalition to counter Russian missiles threatening NATO states

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed diplomats to explore forming a coalition with neighboring states to intercept Russian missiles over Ukraine within the Ukraine-NATO Council, he told journalists on the Air Force Day, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Aug. 4.

5 August 2024, 11:12 AM

Ukraine takes out all 24 Russia-launched strike drones overnight, Air Force Commander says

All 24 Shahed kamikaze drones launched in several groups overnight from Russia's Primorsko-Akhtarsky District in Krasnodar Krai and Kursk Oblast were shot down, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 10:31 AM

Ukrainian HUR reveals operation details to down Russian Tu-22M3 bomber

The details of the operation to destroy a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber conducted on April 19, when the Tu-22M3 was destroyed 300 km from the front and crushed in Russian Stavropol Krai, were released by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) on Aug. 4.

4 August 2024, 04:52 PM

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