Ukraine air force

Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s air shield is among Europe’s strongest

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated service members on Air Force Day, observed annually on the first Sunday of August, saying Ukraine’s air shield has become one of the strongest in Europe.

2 August, 01:43 PM

Air Force deputy commander submits report over Fedorov dismissal

Pavlo Yelizarov, deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force, submitted a resignation report over the expected dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, Yelizarov said on Facebook on July 16.

16 July, 10:15 AM

Ukrainian air defenses intercept five ballistic missiles and 108 drones

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 10 missiles and 135 strike drones of various types overnight on July 14, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

14 July, 11:01 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 137 drones overnight, air defenses neutralize 114

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 137 strike drones overnight on July 10, including Shahed drones, some of them jet-powered, as well as Gerbera, Italmas, Banderol loitering munitions and Parodiya decoy drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

10 July, 10:30 AM

Ukraine Air Force shows Russian ballistic missiles intercepted over capital

Ukraine’s Air Force released video showing the interception of Russian ballistic missiles over Kyiv on June 25.

26 June, 09:20 PM

Ukraine warns of possible Russian Oreshnik missile launch from Kapustin Yar

Ukraine's Air Force warned on June 12 of a high likelihood that Russia could launch an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile from the Kapustin Yar test range.

12 June, 02:34 PM

Drones hit 14 sites in Ukraine as Russian strikes intensify

Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone assault on Ukraine early July 2, deploying 114 Shahed-type loitering munitions and decoy drones, along with four S-300 surface-to-air missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

2 July 2025, 11:23 AM

Belgium may deliver F-16s to Ukraine sooner than expected

Belgium will try to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine earlier than initially planned, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on May 20, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

20 May 2025, 03:29 PM

Ukrainian Air Force takes down key Russian command center near frontlines

Ukraine’s Air Force struck a residential building near the village of Kopani in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on Feb. 25, which Russian forces had been using as a command and observation post and a launch site for drones, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 06:45 PM

UK completes training of 200 Ukrainian pilots for F-16 combat missions

The UK has already trained 200 Ukrainian pilots who will soon be flying Western F-16 fighter jets, UK Deputy Defense Minister Luke Pollard said on X on Oct. 22.

23 October 2024, 12:50 PM

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