Ukraine downs Russia’s Starlink-equipped Shahed-136 suicide drone
Starlink on Shahed UAVs suggests Russia’s potentially enhanced ability to control long-range attack drones for reconnaissance, escalating security risks for Ukraine.
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Massive Russian air assault kills civilian, damages power grid; other attacks kill at least seven more
At least three Russian drones penetrated Ukraine's air defenses.
Ukraine repels massive daily Russian drone attack, as bomb strike kills one, injures six in Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces conducted massive drone and missile assault across Ukraine, with air defenses successfully intercepting 66 Shahed drones. Zaporizhzhia suffered a deadly bombing, while Kharkiv experienced a missile strike.
Ukraine repels massive Russian explosive drone assault, destroying 71/80 Shaheds
Last night, Ukraine's air defense intercepted 71 of 80 drones, while several more crashed. The rest damaged infrastructure in Poltava and Khmelnytskyi, no one was hurt.
Ukraine neutralizes all 70 Russian Shaheds in nighttime attack; other strikes kill at least 2, injure 22 civilians
Ukraine's air defenses downed 61 of Russia's Shahed drones, with 9 others crashing. Multiple regions were targeted, including areas near a nuclear plant. Casualties were reported from other attacks in Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts, and infrastructure damage occurred in several areas.
Ukraine intercepts all 42 Russian drones; other Russian attacks kill four, injure 20 civilians in four regions
Russians killed a woman, 74, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and three more elderly Ukrainians in Sumy Oblast, including a 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife.
Russian drone attack targets Konotop and Sumy cities as Ukraine downs 34 Shaheds of 51
The attack caused widespread power outages in Sumy, affecting over 280,000 people, while critical infrastructure is running on backup power.
Ukraine repels massive Russian drone attack, downing 53 of 56 Shaheds in another nightly assault
Ukrainian air defenses thwarted a massive Russian drone assault, downing 53 of 56 Shahed UAVs. The attack targeted nine regions, primarily Kyiv City, resulting in one injury and some property damage from fallen debris.
Ukraine repels massive Russian drone attack, shoots down 72 Shahed suicide drones
Last night, Russia launched 76 drones at Ukraine, but none reached their targets. Ukraine's Air Force reported destroying 72, with two crashing and two returning to Russia.
Lithuania urges NATO to shoot down Russian drones over Baltic states
Lithuania's Defense Minister calls for changes to NATO's air policing mission in the Baltic states after the recent Russian drone crash in Latvia. Proposal includes faster decision-making process and immediate action to intercept and destroy drones entering NATO airspace from Belarus.
Russian drone strike on Konotop injures 14; Ukraine downs 44/64 Shahed drones during ongoing air attack
Russians launch a massive air assault on Ukraine, deploying 64 explosive drones and several missiles. Drone strikes in Sumy's Konotop injured at least 14 civilians. Ukraine's air defenses intercepted 44 drones. The attack is ongoing at the time of publication.
Russia attacks Ukraine with 46 explosive drones and two missiles, Ukraine downs 38 UAVs
Ukrainian air defenses reportedly intercepted 38 Russian Shahed drones, with three more turning back to Russia and occupied Luhansk Oblast, while two people were injured and infrastructure damaged in Uman, Cherkasy.
Bild: Ukrainian interceptor UAVs against Russo-Iranian Shahed drones planned for 2025
Ukraine is developing a three-phase drone strategy to counter Russian UAVs. The plan evolves from reprogrammed quadcopters to fixed-wing interceptors, with the goal of deploying long-range "Shahed killers" by 2025, per Bild sources.
Russian explosive drones again cross into NATO’s Romania, Ukraine destroys majority during night attack
Russia's Shahed drones breached Romanian airspace during an attack on Ukraine, as Romanian authorities alerted border regions. Ukraine's Air Force reported downing 15/23 Shaheds, 1 of 4 Kh-59 missiles, with two more drones crashing and three missiles missing targets.
Ukraine repels Russia’s massive nighttime attack involving 78 drones as Belarus downs several UAVs in its airspace
Russia launched 78 Shahed drones and one Iskander-M missile at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted 60 drones across 12 oblasts, while other drones crashed, and some returned to Russia and Belarus.
No Russian Shahed drone reaches targets, but other strikes kill at least 6, injure 36 civilians in Ukraine
Russian missile and artillery attacks kill at least six, injure almost 40 civilians in Ukraine over the past 24 hours. No Russian drone reached its target, as Ukraine downs most, few crash, two turn over to Russia's Belgorod and occupied Donetsk.
Bloomberg: Iran set to supply Russia with ballistic missiles potentially “within days”
As Iran prepares to send ballistic missiles to Russia, some Ukrainian allies have yet to deliver on promises made at the July NATO summit in Washington, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to increased aerial threats.
Kyiv targeted by overnight Russian missile and drone attack, three injured, 42/58 air targets destroyed (update)
Russia carried out missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, with damage reported in Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kyiv on the first day of school after summer break. Air defenses intercept many missiles, but debris caused at least three injuries.
Three-day search fails to locate Russian drone in Poland, as NATO skeptical of joint interceptions with Ukraine
Poland's three-day search for an unidentified Russian aerial object ends without results as of yesterday. Meanwhile, NATO is skeptical about Poland or other allies assisting in shooting down Russian missiles over western Ukraine.
None of 74 Russian UAVs reaches targets in Ukraine as Belarus deploys fighter to down stray Russian drone
Ukraine repelled a massive Russian air attack with no reported casualties. None of the 74 Russian Shahed drones reached Ukrainian targets, and two of five missiles were downed. Belarus deployed aviation to intercept a stray Shahed that entered its airspace.
