Ukrainian air defenses

New record: Russia launches 537 aerial targets at Ukraine, 475 intercepted — photos

Russia launched a massive overnight air assault on Ukraine on June 29, firing a record 537 aerial targets, of which 475 were intercepted, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

29 June 2025, 09:45 AM

Umerov: Ukraine adapting to Russia’s evolving drone tactics

Ukraine has been systematically working for three years to develop effective defenses against Russian kamikaze drones, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on June 27, according to public broadcaster Suspilne.

27 June 2025, 06:05 PM

Russia launches 104 drones at Ukraine overnight, 88 neutralized — Air Force

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully neutralized 88 of 104 Russian drones, launched by the aggressor in its nighttime attack, the Air Force reported on June 19.

19 June 2025, 10:14 AM

Ukraine counters Russia’s drone strategy with technology

Russia’s growing use of Shahed drones will be met with quality countermeasures, Ukraine's disinformation chief Andriy Kovalenko said on Telegram on June 18, disputing claims the drones could level Ukraine.

18 June 2025, 08:05 PM

Russia spreading false claim of Ukrainian air defense missile hitting Kyiv high-rise

Russia falsely claimed a Ukrainian air defense missile struck the Solomianskyi district apartment block in Kyiv during a June 17 attack to justify its war crimes, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Telegram.

18 June 2025, 05:13 PM

New airstrike record: Russia attacks Ukraine with 472 drones, 7 missiles overnight

Overnight into June 1, starting at 7:30 p.m. on May 31, Russian forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine using 479 airborne weapons, the Air Force reported on June 1 — the largest drone attack since the start of the full-scale invasion.

1 June 2025, 02:39 PM

Russia launches new Dan-M drone capable of flying at 9 kilometers

Russian forces used a new type of jet-powered combat drone, the Dan-M, in a morning attack on Ukraine on May 29, according to military communications and electronic warfare expert Serhiy Beskrestnov (also known as “Flash”), writing on Telegram.

29 May 2025, 02:15 PM

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

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