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Repeat drone strike hits VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary

A drone attack again hit Cheboksary, the capital of Russia’s Chuvash Republic, with at least one drone striking VNIIR-Progress, a plant that produces Kometa jam-resistant navigation modules for Russian missiles.

5 May, 12:15 PM

Putin replaces air defense commander after drone attacks expose Russian failures

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has replaced the commander of Russia’s Aerospace Forces, which oversee the country’s air and missile defense units, Russian news agency RBC reported, citing a source.

4 May, 05:11 PM

Zelenskyy warns Ukrainian drones could fly over Moscow’s May 9 parade

Ukrainian drones could fly over Moscow’s May 9 parade, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, arguing that Russia’s scaled-back Victory Day plans show it is no longer as strong as it once was.

4 May, 01:14 PM

Drones spotted over Samara as Russia closes airspace before May 9 parade

Residents of the Russian city of Samara spotted drones over the city overnight on May 4, as regional authorities imposed a “Carpet” alert and said airspace was closed at all altitudes, Astra reported.

4 May, 12:32 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian Mi-28 and Mi-17 helicopters far from battlefield

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck two Russian Mi-28 and Mi-17 helicopters at a field airstrip in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, 150 kilometers from the front line, commander Robert “Magyar” Brovdi said on April 29.

29 April, 07:21 PM

Russian oil strikes expose air defense strain as war bloggers warn of missile shortages — ISW

Ukraine is expanding its long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure as Russian war bloggers complain their own air defenses are ineffective and unable to limit the damage from those attacks, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report on April 6.

7 April, 10:49 AM

Video appears to show strike on Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil export hub

Footage said to show a strike on the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 31 has surfaced online after the Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ published it on April 2.

2 April, 11:21 AM

Ukraine strikes key Russian ports, cutting seaborne diesel exports in March

Russia’s daily seaborne exports of diesel fuel and gasoil fell 3% in March from February to 3.06 million metric tons as large-scale Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted shipments from key ports, The Moscow Times reported on April 1.

1 April, 09:11 PM

Drones hit Russia’s Ust-Luga port in seventh straight night of attacks on Leningrad Oblast

Drones attacked Russia’s Leningrad Oblast again overnight into March 31, damaging infrastructure at the port of Ust-Luga in the seventh consecutive nightly strike on the region.

31 March, 10:57 AM

Latvia rejects Moscow’s claim that Baltic states help Ukraine launch strikes on Russia

Latvia’s Defense Ministry rejected Russia’s claim that the Baltic states are allowing Ukraine to use their territory for attacks on Russia, according to a ministry press release issued on March 27.

27 March, 07:54 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian oil hub, wrecking Putin’s bid to cash in on Iran war

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil infrastructure have blocked the Kremlin from cashing in on the war involving Iran and undercut dictator Vladimir Putin’s attempt to profit from turmoil in global energy markets, The Telegraph reported on March 27.

27 March, 02:17 PM

Ukraine drone strike hits key aircraft repair plant in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast — video

Satellite images show damage to an aircraft repair plant in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast following a reported Ukrainian drone strike, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on March 18.

18 March, 10:57 AM

Hungary escalates clash with Ukraine after Russian claims on TurkStream attack

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó accused Ukraine of carrying out an “attack on Hungary’s sovereignty” following Russian claims of alleged Ukrainian strikes on a compressor station linked to the TurkStream gas pipeline.

12 March, 12:35 PM

Mobile internet disabled in St. Petersburg after Moscow outage

Mobile internet was disabled in St. Petersburg after a similar shutdown in Moscow, The Moscow Times reported. The blocking began after 6 a.m. on March 9.

9 March, 01:57 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, destroy workshop and tanks

Ukrainian drone strikes seriously damaged the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, destroying a production facility and hitting multiple storage tanks, open-source intelligence analysts reported on Feb. 20.

20 February, 05:03 PM

Ukrainian drones destroy $10M Russian TOS-1A flamethrower system in Belgorod Oblast — video

Ukrainian troops have carried out a first-of-its-kind strike on Russian soil, destroying a TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system in Belgorod Oblast, the Bulava drone battalion of the Black Zaporizhzhian Cossacks 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade said on Feb. 2.

3 February, 10:28 AM

Ukrainian drone strike sets Russian oil depot ablaze for second day — fire crews battle blaze and bitter cold

A fire at a major oil depot in the Russian city of Penza continued to burn for a second straight day following a Ukrainian drone strike, Russian officials said.

24 January, 04:27 PM

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Kapustin Yar, key test site for Oreshnik missiles

Drones struck Russia’s Kapustin Yar military range, a key testing site for the Oreshnik ballistic missile, Russian Telegram channel Radar VRV reported on Jan. 17.

17 January, 09:13 PM

SBU drones strike missile arsenal in Russia’s Kostroma Oblast and oil depot in Lipetsk — NV sources

Long-range drones operated by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service have struck a missile and artillery arsenal in Russia’s Kostroma Oblast and an oil depot in Lipetsk Oblast, NV sources in the SBU said on Jan. 6.

6 January, 06:21 PM

SBU strikes major Rosrezerv oil depot in Russia’s Yaroslavl Oblast with long-range drones

On the morning of Dec. 31, long-range drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck the Temp oil depot located in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia, NV sources in the SBU said.

31 December 2025, 06:52 PM

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