Events

Drone strikes, counter-UAS deployments, civilian incidents and exercises worldwide. Each entry is linked to the relevant drone, country and counter-UAS systems where possible.

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civilian-incident🇷🇺 Utena County, Lithuania1 source · conf 55

Report claims Ukrainian drone crashed in Utena County, Lithuania

A Russian milblog post says Lithuanian authorities reported the crash of a Ukrainian UAV in Utena County near the borders with Latvia and Belarus. The post provides no details on damage or casualties and discusses broade…

civilian-incident2026-05-17🇷🇺 Otradnoye and Nezhegol villages, Belgorod region, Russia1 source · conf 58

Report claims Ukrainian drones hit vehicles in Belgorod region, causing one death and one injury

A Russian milblog roundup claims Ukrainian drones attacked vehicles in Belgorod region: in Otradnoye a man was wounded, and in Nezhegol an FPV drone struck a truck, killing the driver. The same post also reports air-defe…

civilian-incident2026-05-18🇺🇦 Pokrovsk direction (front sector), Ukraine1 source · conf 55

Report claims Russian soldier physically attacks and disables a Ukrainian drone near Pokrovsk front

A Telegram post claims a Russian soldier engaged a Ukrainian drone in close quarters and destroyed or disabled it. The post attributes the footage/story to drone operators from the NGU unit “OMEGA” and places it on the P…

deployment2026-05-18🇺🇦 Ukraine (unspecified)1 source · conf 55

Ukrainian drone operator reportedly helps an occupying soldier cross an anti-tank ditch

A Telegram post claims a Ukrainian drone operator assisted an occupying soldier in crossing an anti-tank ditch and getting out of a difficult situation. No specific location, date of the incident, or drone model is provi…

deployment🇺🇦 Kolomyikha, near the Oskil area (as claimed in post), Ukraine1 source · conf 58

Post claims Russian video used reconnaissance drone footage misrepresented as Borova, actually Kolomyikha

A Telegram post alleges Russian sources edited infantry footage and added a reconnaissance drone flyover to falsely claim full occupation of Borova. The post says social media users geolocated the footage to Kolomyikha i…

strike🇺🇦 Temporarily occupied part of Kherson region, Skadovsk district (reported)1 source · conf 55

Drone strike reportedly wounds Skadovsk district occupation head Oleksandr Dudka in Kherson region

A Telegram post claims Oleksandr Dudka, described as the occupation-appointed head of Skadovsk district in Kherson region, was wounded in a drone strike. It says he was hospitalized with blast injuries and multiple shrap…

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia front, Ukraine1 source · conf 72

Ukrainian HUR unit says it destroyed an attacking enemy FPV drone in Stepnohirsk

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) special unit “Artan” reported combat operations in Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia front. During the operation, an enemy FPV drone attempted to attack their vehicles and was destroyed.

deployment🇺🇦 Chernihiv, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

UAV reported heading toward Chernihiv from the west

A Ukrainian Air Force-affiliated Telegram channel reported a UAV moving toward Chernihiv from the west. No impact, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.

deployment🇺🇦 Sumy, Ukraine1 source · conf 72

Ukrainian Air Force warns of hostile UAV over Sumy

A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported an enemy UAV over the city of Sumy. The post appears to be an air-raid style warning rather than a confirmed strike or damage report.

deployment🇺🇦 northern Chernihiv region, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Reports of jet-powered UAVs in northern Chernihiv region

A Telegram post reported jet-powered UAVs operating in the northern part of Chernihiv region. No impacts, damage, or casualties were described.