Ukrainian air defenses

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

Russia's drone attack on Ukraine: 43 UAVs intercepted

Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 61 Shahed strike UAVs and decoy drones. Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted 43 of these drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Jan. 19.

19 January 2025, 11:19 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia fired 100+ missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy and gas sectors

Ukrainian air defences shot down at least 30 of 40 Russian missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram after the Jan. 15 massive combined drone and missile attack.

15 January 2025, 12:31 PM

Ukraine's air defense shoots down 33 Russian drones in overnight attack

The Russian army launched 72 drones, including Shahed-131/136 types and various decoy drones, against Ukraine. Ukraine's air defense forces shot down 33 Russian UAVs in an overnight attack on Jan. 9, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

10 January 2025, 12:43 PM

Russia strikes Sumy homes, Kyiv drone attack leaves one dead, four injured

On Friday, Jan. 3, Russian forces launched an airstrike on a residential neighborhood in the city of Sumy, according to the Sumy Oblast Military Administration.

3 January 2025, 11:21 AM

Ukraine intercepts 113 out of 184 Russian air targets in massive attack

Ukraine's air defense forces successfully intercepted 113 out of 184 Russian missiles, drones, and decoys during a massive attack on Dec. 25, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

25 December 2024, 07:37 PM

President Zelenskyy focuses on air defense and frontline stability at staff meeting in southern Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy convened a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff in Zaporizhzhya Oblast on Dec. 12, focusing on enhancing air defense, stabilizing the frontline, and achieving security objectives, the Ukrainian president reported.

12 December 2024, 06:48 PM

Zelenskyy hails Ukraine’s air defense response to massive Russian attack

Ukraine's armed forces have the means and capability to defend the country from Russian terror, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on Nov. 13, praising an “effective air defense response” to another combined missile and drone attack carried out by Russian forces.

13 November 2024, 12:27 PM

Ukrainian forces down 57 Russian drones in overnight strike

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully intercepted 57 out of 81 Russian drones during an overnight attack, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 10:57 AM

Pentagon rules out THAAD deployment in Eastern Europe to bolster Ukrainian air defenses

The U.S. will not deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Eastern Europe to help Ukraine intercept Russian missiles and drones as it is being done in Israel, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during an Oct. 15 press briefing.

16 October 2024, 10:23 AM

Ukraine's air defense shoots down 9 out of 19 Shahed drones overnight

Russian forces attacked Ukrainian critical infrastructure with 19 Shahed drones overnight, with Ukraine's air defense shooting down nine of them, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 12:08 PM

New NATO Chief urges to reinforce Ukraine's air defense - Polish Foreign Ministry

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski had his first discussion with newly appointed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who stressed the critical need to bolster Ukraine's air defense systems, Poland's Foreign Affairs Ministry wrote on its website on Oct. 2.

3 October 2024, 08:30 AM

Ukraine's Air Force downs 29 of 32 Russian kamikaze drones in overnight attack

Ukraine's air defense systems successfully intercepted and destroyed 29 out of 32 Russian drones in an overnight attack on Sept. 30, according to the Ukrainian Air Force's message on Telegram.

1 October 2024, 11:05 AM

Kyiv thwarts 5-hour drone attack

All Russian attack drones targeting the Ukrainian capital overnight were “neutralized” by the air defense forces, Kyiv’s Governor Serhiy Popko reported on Telegram early on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 07:34 AM

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