Ukrainian drone attack

Key production unit at Volgograd Refinery in Russia back in action after UAV attack disruption

The Volgograd Oil Refinery has restored the operation of a key production unit that was damaged during a UAV attack in the early hours of May 12, Reuters reported.

21 May 2024, 04:15 PM

Drone attack targets oil depot in Belgorod Oblast, Russia

A drone attacked an oil depot in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia, damaging a gasoline tank, according to the Russian Telegram channel Astra on May 20.

21 May 2024, 12:25 PM

Ukrainian troops obliterate Russian T-72 tank in Vovchansk – video

The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian T-72 tank in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, and released a video of the strike, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on Telegram on May 16.

16 May 2024, 05:59 PM

Ukraine's Cessna-like drones outwitting Russia's air defense systems – Business Insider

Ukraine has been recently using an unusual weapon to strike deep inside Russian territory: small unmanned aircraft packed with explosives that resemble some variants of Cessna propeller-driven aircraft, Business Insider reported on May 15.

16 May 2024, 02:08 PM

Russia alleges interception of 11 UAVs across five regions, including occupied Crimea

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the "interception" and "destruction" of 11 UAVs over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula oblasts, as well as in the temporarily occupied Crimea on May 16, its Telegram message reads.

16 May 2024, 11:07 AM

Russia claims to have downed drones overnight over 4 Russian oblasts and temporarily occupied Crimea

Russia claims to have "intercepted and eliminated" 11 drones over four Russian territories and temporarily occupied Crimea, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Telegram on May 16.

16 May 2024, 10:01 AM

Near-miss drone attack on Putin’s Sochi heliport shocks Russians

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin narrowly escaped danger as a Ukrainian long-range attack drone, named Lutyi (Fierce), struck a heliport near his Sochi residence, just 12 kilometers away, last October, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on May 13, citing military intelligence (HUR) sources.

13 May 2024, 02:49 PM

Drones attack Russia’s Moscow and Bryansk oblasts

Three drones were shot down over Russia’s Bryansk Oblast and another near Moscow overnight on May 10, Bryansk Governor, Aleksandr Bogomaz, and Moscow Mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, claimed.

10 May 2024, 08:50 AM

HUR operatives destroy $100K Russian anti-drone radar with attack drone

Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) reconnaissance squad detected Russian communication equipment and one of latest radar station, Repeinik, and conducted drone strike on it, HUR reported on Telegram on April 26.

28 April 2024, 06:16 PM

Russian oil depot in Kaluga Oblast hit by drone attack, gasoline tank explodes

Three drones "crashed" near the oil depot in the town of Lyudinovo, but did not cause any damage, Russia’s Kaluga regional governor, Vladislav Shapsha, reported on Telegram on April 28.

28 April 2024, 04:20 PM

UAVs hit Lipetsk metallurgical plant in Russia

Drones attacked the Novolipetsk Steel works (NLMK) in Russia’s Lipetsk overnight, as reported by locals on social media early on April 24, according to the Astra Telegram channel.

24 April 2024, 12:02 PM

UAV strikes ignite fires at fuel and energy sites in Russia’s Smolensk Oblast

Russia’s Smolensk Oblast fuel facilities were attacked by UAVs overnight, the Governor of the Smolensk Oblast Vasily Anokhin reported on April 24 on Telegram.

24 April 2024, 11:26 AM

Zelenskyy dismisses US VP Harris' request to stop attacking Russian refineries – Washington Post

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a confidential meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and asked Kyiv to refrain from attacking Russian oil refineries, The Washington Post reported on April 15.

16 April 2024, 07:09 PM

Russian Defense Ministry reports massive drone attack on Krasnodar Krai

Ten drones were shot down over Russia's Krasnodar Krai on the morning of April 14, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram.

14 April 2024, 03:33 PM

Russia redeploys short-range AA to counter Ukrainian strikes on refineries — report

As Ukraine continues to target oil refineries in Russia’s rear, a Pantsir S1 short-range SAM system has been deployed near the city of Tula, pro-Ukrainian resistance movement Atesh reported via Telegram on April 8.

8 April 2024, 07:14 PM

Drone reportedly crashes near Moscow Oblast oil depot

A fixed-wing drone was found on April 4 in a field merely 150 meters from Lukoil's Novoselki oil tank farm in Moscow Oblast, the local Baza Telegram news channel reported on April 5.

5 April 2024, 04:36 PM

UN retracts condemnation of Ukraine's strike on Russian drone factory in Tatarstan

UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric made an error when he condemned Ukraine attacking a kamikaze drone assembly plant in Russia’s Tatarstan, referring to the facility as “civilian infrastructure,” Dujarric told VOA on April 4.

4 April 2024, 08:42 PM

Zelenskyy calls for Western backing on hits against Russian infrastructure

Western partners should back strikes on Russian infrastructure in response to Russian attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Kyiv on April 3.

3 April 2024, 06:37 PM

Ukraine's game-changer: AI-powered drones for high-precision strikes

Ukraine is attacking Russia with long-range drones, and some of them even have artificial intelligence to help them navigate and avoid obstacles, a source close to Ukraine's drone program told CNN on April 2.

2 April 2024, 03:21 PM

Russia claims three Ukrainian drones intercepted over Yaroslavl Oblast

Three Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down over Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast, regional governor Mikhail Yevraev claimed on Telegram on March 31, adding that there was no damage or casualties at the crash sites.

31 March 2024, 02:54 PM

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