Ukrainian Air Force

Russia launches Zircon missiles from north in June 2 attack, Ukrainian Air Force says

Russia launched Zircon missiles at Ukraine from a northern direction during its mass overnight attack on June 2, a shift from previous strikes in which the missiles were fired from occupied Crimea, Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, said during the Ranok.LIVE broadcast.

2 June, 12:51 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with mass swarm of 265 drones from six directions

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with a massive swarm of 265 strike and decoy drones overnight, Air Force reported on June 1.

1 June, 10:20 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 229 drones from seven directions

Russia launched 229 drones at Ukraine overnight into May 31, including Shahed attack drones and decoys, with impacts recorded at 11 locations and debris falling at five others, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.

31 May, 12:56 PM

Ukraine neutralizes 279 drones and five missiles overnight

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on May 30, starting from 6 p.m. on May 29, with one Iskander-M ballistic missile, six Kh-101 cruise missiles and 290 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

30 May, 10:03 AM

Russia launches 163 drones at Ukraine as air defenses intercept most

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight on May 27 with 163 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered variants, as well as Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya-type decoy drones, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

27 May, 12:42 PM

Air Force spokesman comments on whether SAMP/T can intercept ballistic missiles

Yurii Ihnat told Radio NV that Ukraine hopes its SAMP/T air defense systems will be capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, though such use has not yet been confirmed in combat on May 27.

27 May, 11:43 AM

Russia launches Iskander missiles, 122 drones at Ukraine

Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight into May 26, using two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 122 attack drones — including Shahed models (among them jet-propelled variants), Gerbera and Italmas drones, and Parodiya decoy drones, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

26 May, 11:45 AM

Russia may be preparing Oreshnik strike on Ukraine – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian intelligence had received information from U.S. and European partners about Russia preparing a strike involving the Oreshnik missile on May 23.

24 May, 01:27 AM

Ukraine says defenses stopped most drones, missiles in Russia’s 30-hour assault

Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 93% of drones and 72% of missiles Russia launched during its large-scale attack on May 13 and 14, even as Moscow tried to overwhelm Ukraine’s defenses with repeated waves of strikes, Yuriy Ihnat, head of communications for the Air Force, said in an interview with Novyny.LIVE on May 22.

22 May, 02:08 PM

Ukraine enlists businesses to build private defenses against Russian drones

Private air defense teams in Kharkiv and Odesa oblasts have already destroyed about 20 Russian Shahed drones and reconnaissance drones, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said at a meeting with journalists.

21 May, 03:12 PM

Russians launch Iskander missile and dozens of drones at Ukraine

Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 154 drones, including Shahed attack drones and decoy UAVs, at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said in its morning report on May 20.

20 May, 11:27 AM

Russia used 90% decoy drones in one Kyiv assault to overwhelm air defenses, Air Force says

During one of the recent attacks on Kyiv a few weeks ago, roughly 90% of all aerial targets launched by Russian forces were Parodiya decoy drones — a deliberate effort to probe Ukraine's air defenses and drain its limited supply of interceptor missiles, Air Force Communications Chief Yurii Ihnat said on May 19 during the national telethon program.

19 May, 06:03 PM

Russia fires nearly 300 drones at Ukraine, injuring at least three in Dnipro

Russia launched 287 drones at Ukraine overnight on May 17, including Shahed-type attack drones, jet-powered variants, Gerbera and Italmas drones, and Parodiya decoys, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.

17 May, 01:23 PM

Ukraine downs 269 drones overnight as strikes hit 15 locations

Russian forces launched 294 attack drones against Ukraine overnight on May 16, including Shahed UAVs — among them jet-powered variants — as well as Gerbera, Italmas and Parodiya decoy drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

16 May, 10:05 AM

Zelenskyy: Russia launches 1,567 drones, 56 missiles in two days; response coming

Russia launched 1,567 drones and 56 missiles over May 13–14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X after a Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff meeting.

14 May, 07:02 PM

Kyiv faces one of the most intense Russian bombardments since invasion began

Ukraine endured one of the most powerful aerial attacks since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat stated at the United News national broadcast on May 14.

14 May, 10:02 AM

Russia launches 67 drones at Ukraine overnight despite its own May 8 ceasefire declaration

Russian forces deployed 67 Shahed, Herber, Italmas, and Parodiya decoy drones against Ukraine overnight into May 8, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

8 May, 11:35 AM

Russia fired nearly 6,700 drones and missiles at Ukraine in April

Ukraine's air defenses shot down or suppressed 5,861 of 6,583 Russian drones launched in April — an interception rate of 89% — and downed 89 of 141 cruise and ballistic missiles, or just over 63%, the Defense Ministry reported on May 7.

7 May, 02:51 PM

Moscow shatters Ukraine's declared 'regime of silence' with mass overnight barrage

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, one Kh-31 guided aerial missile, and 108 strike drones overnight, the Air Force reported on May 6.

6 May, 09:00 AM

Russia fires 11 Iskander missiles and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 164 attack drones overnight into May 5, with Ukrainian air defenses downing one missile and 149 drones, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

5 May, 11:29 AM

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