Ukrainian air defenses

Russia levels Kyiv Oblast village in overnight airstrike

A massive Russian air assault overnight on May 25 heavily damaged the village of Markhalivka in the Fastiv district of Kyiv Oblast, injuring at least 13 people, including several children.

26 May 2025, 11:08 AM

Russia launches 112 drones in overnight attack on Ukraine

Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine overnight into Friday, May 16, using Shahed drones and various decoy UAVs, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

16 May 2025, 10:40 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 165 drones, 69 downed

Russia attacked Ukraine with 165 drones, including strike UAVs and decoys, overnight into May 4, with Ukraine’s air defenses shooting down 69 and reporting 80 missing their targets, Ukraine’s Air Force said on Telegram.

4 May 2025, 12:01 PM

Ukraine’s air defenses down 2,332 targets in April

Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed 2,332 airborne targets in April, the country’s Air Force reported on May 1, calling it one of the most intensive months of aerial combat since the full-scale Russian invasion began.

1 May 2025, 04:17 PM

Storm over Kyiv: ballistic terror, Air Force heroics, and their race to protect civilians

Yurii Ihnat, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Air Force Command, told NV why not all Russian ballistic missiles were intercepted on the night of April 24 and how even destroyed aerial targets can still pose a deadly threat.

24 April 2025, 02:20 PM

Russia rains down 134 Shahed drones from Kharkiv to Odesa, Ukraine downs 114

Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 134 strike UAVs and decoy drones, 114 were neutralized, the Air Force reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 12:30 PM

Expert outlines weapons needed for Ukraine’s air defense

Ukraine cannot rely solely on Patriot missile systems to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks due to their high cost and limited availability, according to Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert, former Ukrainian Air Force officer, and deputy director of a miltech company, in an NV interview titled If there’s no Patriot.

18 April 2025, 01:06 PM

FM Sybiha urges EU partners to fund Ukraine’s advanced air defense system

Ukraine is developing its own strategic-level air defense system, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during an online speech at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on April 14.

14 April 2025, 05:50 PM

Trump pledges help with Patriot system hunt, Zelenskyy says

U.S. President Donald Trump promised to help find more Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine after a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on April 5.

5 April 2025, 04:50 PM

Ukrainian forces down 41 Russian drones during overnight assault

Ukraine’s Defense Forces intercepted 41 Russian strike drones and saw 20 decoy drones disappear from radar during a barrage of 74 unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force press service reported on Telegram on April 2.

2 April 2025, 11:03 AM

Ukraine's Air Force downs 2 Russian missiles in first night without Shahed drones in 2025

The Ukrainian Air Force successfully intercepted two Russian Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles overnight on March 31. The missiles were launched from tactical aircraft on the Zaporizhzhya front, with the air defense forces neutralizing both threats, the Air Force reported on Telegram.

1 April 2025, 11:33 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 172 drones, 94 downed by air defenses

The Russian military launched a massive assault on Ukraine overnight into March 29, deploying 172 Shahed drones and decoy unmanned aerial vehicles of various types, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram. Ukraine’s air defense forces successfully destroyed 94 of the targets.

29 March 2025, 11:18 AM

Ukrainian air defense eliminates all Russian drones heading for Kyiv overnight

10 Russian drones were either destroyed or lost in location on the approaches to Kyiv overnight, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported on Telegram on March 25.

25 March 2025, 10:10 AM

Russian strikes leave parts of Ukraine without power

Russian forces launched large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa oblasts, energy company DTEK reported on March 15.

15 March 2025, 12:52 PM

Russian daily assaults highlight Ukraine’s air defense missile deficit

Russia hits Ukraine every day, ensuring the question of air defense missile supplies remains urgent, Yuriy Ihnat, chief of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force Command, told Novyny.LIVE on March 11.

11 March 2025, 07:09 PM

Russia hits Ukraine with 119 drones, 73 downed by air defenses

Russia attacked Ukraine with 119 Shahed strike drones and various decoy drones from multiple directions overnight into March 9, starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram. Air defenses destroyed 73 of the drones.

9 March 2025, 11:03 AM

Ukraine shoots down 34 Russian missiles and 100 drones in Russian mass nighttime attack

Russian forces carried out a massive combined attack on Ukraine, launching 261 aerial targets, air defense downed 34 missiles and 100 attack drones, Air Force reported on March 7.

7 March 2025, 11:40 AM

Von der Leyen wants Ukraine fortified like 'steel porcupine'

Ukraine must be put in a position of strength, like a “steel porcupine” that potential invaders can’t overcome, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a summit of European leaders in London on March 2.

3 March 2025, 11:22 AM

Ukraine downs 133 Shaheds and six missiles overnight - Air Force

Ukraine’s air defenses intercepted 133 of 213 Shahed drones and six of seven Kh-101 missiles in Russian mass combined attack, Air Force reported on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 02:55 PM

Russian strike sparks massive fire at industrial site in Poltava Oblast

A massive fire broke out at an industrial facility in Poltava Oblast following a Russian strike, but firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 03:20 PM

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