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.
Ukraine General Staff reports 5,649 kamikaze drones used in attacks on May 6, 2026
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted strikes including 5,649 kamikaze drones during the day. The update also states that 200 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppressed on the Pokrovsk di…
Baykar unveils long-range strike drones K2, Sivrisinek and Mizrak
A Defense Express-linked post reports Baykar unveiling another long-range strike drone, discussing potential overlap among the K2, Sivrisinek, and Mizrak designs. This is an industry/development announcement rather than …
Report: Pashinyan and Zelensky discussed Ukraine’s drone-use experience in Yerevan
A report claims Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan discussed with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Yerevan Ukraine’s experience using drones and potential continued cooperation. The same report says Armenia’s NSS speci…
Rybar says drones including Geran and FPV could be used more often against Sumy if Russian forces expand control
A Rybar post describes ongoing fighting around Myropillia in Sumy Oblast and suggests that if Russian forces expand control northeast of Sumy, they could more frequently employ "Geran" loitering munitions and FPV drones …
Ukrainian Striks unmanned systems unit operates in northern Kharkiv region
A post reports that the unmanned systems unit “Striks” is operating in northern Kharkiv region and aims to reduce infantry involvement in repelling Russian assaults by relying on drones. It links to a Suspilne Kharkiv vi…
Ukrainian Border Guard unit “Phoenix” highlights drone operations in new “Killzone” series
A Ukrainian post describes the Border Guard drone unit “Phoenix” and claims the Unmanned Systems Forces grouping hits every third target, with footage shown in a new YouTube series. The content is promotional and does no…
Zelensky says Russia violated ceasefire regime, citing attacks including drone use
A Telegram post quoting President Zelensky claims Russia broke a ceasefire regime and continued assaults, airstrikes, shelling, and the use of drones across key front sectors. The post provides aggregate counts of allege…
Ukrainian Air Force reports new UAV groups from the Black Sea heading toward Odesa region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported new groups of UAVs coming from the Black Sea area and heading toward Odesa Oblast. No impacts or casualties were reported in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAV group near Staryi Saltiv heading toward Pavlohrad
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a group of UAVs in the area of Staryi Saltiv, Kharkiv region. Another UAV was reported on a course toward Pavlohrad.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Sumy, Izium, Dnipropetrovsk region and Chernihiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram alert reports multiple UAVs observed moving toward Sumy from the north, toward Izium from the east, and in eastern Dnipropetrovsk region heading toward Pysmenne, as well as in northern Cher…