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Rutte rejects Moscow’s Latvia drone claims as NATO backs Baltic allies

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte dismissed Russia’s claims that Ukraine was launching drones from Latvia as “ridiculous,” European Pravda reported, citing his news conference in Brussels.

20 May, 05:22 PM

Russian state TV downplays Moscow drone attack despite fires and casualties

Russian state propaganda channels Channel One, Russia-1 and NTV downplayed the scale of Ukraine’s attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast overnight on May 17, Agentstvo and Meduza reported.

17 May, 11:44 PM

Partisans claim sabotage of electronic warfare towers opened gaps near Moscow

Agents of the Atesh resistance movement disrupted operations at several communications towers in the Putilkovo, Kommunarka and Domodedovo areas of Moscow Oblast, Atesh reported on Telegram on May 17, publishing photos.

17 May, 09:07 PM

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine hit Moscow region, calling drone attack fair response

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow and the surrounding region overnight on May 17.

17 May, 05:40 PM

Drone attack rattles Moscow region, sparking fires and grounding dozens of planes

Several cities in Russia’s Moscow Oblast reported drone attacks overnight on May 17, with explosions reported in Khimki, Durikino, Lobnya, Zelenograd and Naro-Fominsk outside Moscow. Witnesses also reported plumes of smoke and fires in some areas.

17 May, 12:55 PM

Drones hit Grozny, damaging supermarket near FSB building

Drones attacked Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, damaging a supermarket and an apartment building, Mediazona reported on May 9.

9 May, 04:44 PM

Ukraine’s long-range drones push war up to 1,000 miles inside Russia

Ukrainian drones can now reach a quarter of Russia’s territory, home to more than 70% of the country’s population, with strikes already recorded in the Urals more than 1,600 kilometers from the border, Bloomberg reported on May 5.

5 May, 07:50 PM

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

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