Ukrainian Air Forces

Russia launches massive combined attack with 570 drones and missiles against Ukraine

Russian forces launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine using 570 attack UAVs and various types of air-, ground-, and sea-based missiles, AFU Air Force reported on July 2.

2 July, 01:32 PM

Russian forces launch 14 mass attacks and 700 missiles in its grueling winter campaign

Russian forces carried out 14 mass combined aerial attacks over the winter season, launching more than 700 missiles of various types at targets across Ukraine, Air Force reported on March 2.

2 March, 02:52 PM

Air Force confirms Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile strike on Ukraine

Russian forces carried out a combined overnight attack on Ukraine, targeting critical infrastructure and using a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile launched from the Kapustin Yar in Astrakhan Oblast, Air Force reported on Jan. 9.

9 January, 10:00 AM

Russian strikes trigger explosions across Zaporizhzhya

Russian forces launched guided aerial bombs (KABs) at Zaporizhzhya, causing a series of explosions in the city and Oblast, regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported on Oct. 6.

6 October 2025, 12:27 PM

Air Force spokesperson details Russia’s evolving drone attacks tactics

Russian forces are experimenting with new combinations of weapons and altering their drone tactics in recent strikes to bypass Ukrainian air defense, Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on May 27.

27 May 2025, 12:12 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 70 missiles and 145 drones; air defense downs 112 aerial targets — Air Force

Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine, deploying various types of air-, land-, and sea-based missiles, air defense downed 112 enemy targets, Air Force reported on April 24.

24 April 2025, 01:32 PM

F-16s bring new strategic advantage to Ukraine’s air defense

Supersonic F-16 fighters are shooting down Russian drones, jamming enemy radars, dropping precision bombs, and likely using their self-defense systems to detect enemy air defense systems, Forbes analytic David Axe wrote on March 26.

27 March 2025, 12:41 PM

Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine: Homes, hospitals targeted

Seventy-two of 145 Russian drones were shot down overnight, the Ukrainian Air Forces reported on Telegram on March 19.

19 March 2025, 09:23 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

Air defense intercepts 79 missiles as Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine's energy grid

The Russian forces launched 188 aerial targets against Ukraine, including 91 missiles and 97 drones, with air defense intercepting 79 missiles and 35 UAVs, Air Force reported on Nov. 28.

28 November 2024, 12:50 PM

Russia attacks Ukraine with 9 missiles and 17 drones, air defense downs 12 UAVs - Air Force

Ukraine’s air defense shot down 12 of 17 Russian-launched attack drones in the early hours of the morning, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Oct. 15.

15 October 2024, 10:15 AM

Ukraine downs 34 of 51 Shahed drones in massive overnight Russian assault - Air Force

Ukrainian air defense forces managed to shoot down 34 of 51 Shahed drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 10:31 AM

Ukraine downs 30 of 38 Russian missiles in massive combined attack

30 of 38 air targets launched by Russia in a combined missile attack were shot down on the morning of July 8, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported on Telegram.

8 July 2024, 04:40 PM

Ukraine shot down 16 of 17 Russian drones overnight, debris hit an energy facility in Dnipro Oblast

Ukrainian forces intercepted and shot down 16 of 17 drones launched by Russia on the night of April 12, Air Forces commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, reported on Telegram.

12 April 2024, 01:15 PM

Ukraine downs 151 Shaheds out of 175 since early March, more air defense systems on the way — Zelenskyy

Ukraine's defense forces have downed 151 Shahed drones out of the 175 that Russia has deployed against Ukraine since the beginning of March 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced during a video address on March 10.

11 March 2024, 09:10 AM

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