Russia is bolting jammers onto its Shahed drones to survive Ukraine’s cheap interceptors
Defense official confirmed the modified drones turned up in recent attacks, then declined to treat the upgrade as anything Moscow should boast about.
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Ukraine documents 11,000 Russian FPV attacks on civilians, including “double strikes” on same site after medics and firefighters arrive
The cumulative count rose from 2,427 in 2024 to 6,771 in 2025, and is already at 2,010 in the first four months of 2026.
Russia destroyed a section of a 9-story Kyiv apartment block overnight, killing 8 civilians in one of the war’s largest combined attacks (updated)
Across Ukraine, the same assault wounded seven more civilians near Kyiv, knocked out power for 31,000 near Chernihiv, hit Odesa's port, and struck Kharkiv.
Russia is using Belarus as a launch pad for signal-relay balloons that help its drones reach Ukrainian cities
A Ukrainian border service spokesperson confirmed on 3 May that one such balloon crossed the Ukrainian border from Belarus on the previous day.
Russia’s overnight target list in Odesa: a hotel, the funicular, the port, three districts, 14 civilians
Air defense downed 74 of 94 drones, but 20 hit 15 locations across the country, the Air Force says.
ISW: Russia likely plans to exploit European telecom loopholes for Shahed guidance — as it already does near Poland, Romania, Belarus
Ukraine's MoD adviser said Russia orders SIM cards from T2, a Rostelecom subsidiary, for Shahed drones, which then switch to neighboring countries’ networks when Ukraine blocks them.
Russia’s Easter “ceasefire” stopped Shaheds for a day — and nothing else
Russian forces shot four Ukrainian POWs after capturing them near Veterynarne, Kharkiv Oblast — after the truce had formally begun — while Russia accumulated 10,721 other violations across the front, Ukraine says.
Fewer Russian drones last night. That’s when Ukraine starts watching the skies more carefully
After a string of massive attacks topping 286 and 542 drones, Russia launched 93 overnight on 4-5 April — a dip that has preceded surge attacks before, or may signal an emergency diversion of drone supplies to Iran.
Russian drone hit a grain truck cab. Driver, 40, was inside. He died.
In the same day, a drone killed a 48-year-old motorcyclist in the same Sumy Oblast, and injured nine others.
Russian drone kills father and three toddlers in Kharkiv Oblast home
The children's mother, 35 weeks pregnant, survived with blast injuries and burns.
19 attacks in 39 days — Russia targets Naftogaz in Ukraine’s second-largest gas extraction region again
Overnight drone strikes hit facilities in Poltava Oblast's Myrhhorod district, sparking fires at multiple locations and damaging assets and equipment, while no casualties were reported.
Ukraine’s nuclear plants have the power — the grid damaged by Russia still can’t carry it
Ukrenergo reported that atomic generation remains partially offloaded because damaged high-voltage substations cannot handle the output, as another 101-drone barrage from five directions hit overnight on 8 February.
No more surprise blackouts: Kyiv oblast finally gets outage schedules back
For the first time since 16 January, Kyiv Oblast residents now know when to expect electricity thanks to resumed timetables.
1,676 high-rises in Kyiv still lack heating after Russia’s winter attacks
In Kyiv, nearly 1,700 apartment apartment blocks remain without heating following a series of Russian missile and drone…
Ukraine needs 3,000 intercepts monthly to match Russia’s 100 Shaheds per day. Kyiv launches advanced solution to help
Pauses between attacks? Russia is stockpiling.
Over 39,000 Ukrainian households without power as Russia continues targeting power grid (MAP)
Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down 30 drones overnight, but 18 reached civilian and energy targets.
Ukraine’s allies begin to “hold back” air defense missiles amid Russia’s drone attacks, says Zelenskyy
He said Ukraine is "receiving help, but not the full volumes needed for complete defense" as Russia shifts strategy from conquest to destruction.
Russian drones strike Odesa’s power grid again, injuring seven civilians
The latest aerial attack sparked a fire at an energy site, shattered windows, and forced tram lines out of service in the city.
Ukraine’s interceptor drone downs Russia’s jet-propelled Shahed UAV in historic first
Ukrainian drones intercepted several Russian jet-propelled Shahed drones in the early hours of 30 November 2025. This is…
NATO skies breached again: Romania fails to launch jets as Russian drone crashes in county next to Ukraine
Residents in Romania's Tulcea County received alerts overnight, while fighter jets remained grounded due to weather conditions.