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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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strike2026-08-18🇺🇦 Shakhterske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine1 source · conf 58

Telegram post claims Geran UAV struck two diesel locomotives near Shakhterske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

A Telegram post reports that two diesel locomotives with freight wagons were hit by a "Geran" UAV near the settlement of Shakhterske in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. No casualty information is provided.

strike2026-08-18🇷🇺 Moscow and Moscow Oblast; Ponurovka, Starodubsky District, Bryansk Oblast; Kursk Oblast, Russia1 source · conf 58

Report claims mass drone/UAV raid on Moscow and multiple UAV incidents in Russian border regions

A Russian milblog roundup claims a mass enemy UAV raid targeted logistics and energy sites in Moscow, with air defenses active and injuries/damage reported in Moscow Oblast. It also reports a civilian killed by a drone s…

strike2026-08-18🇺🇦 Front line in Ukraine (exact location not specified)1 source · conf 58

Ukrainian drone unit strikes Russian soldier after he signals for cigarettes

A post claims a Russian soldier mistook an enemy drone for his own and requested cigarettes to be dropped. The drone instead attacked him, according to footage attributed to Ukraine’s 119th Territorial Defense Brigade an…

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strike2026-08-18🇺🇦 Unspecified frontline location in Ukraine (47th Mechanized Brigade area of operations)1 source · conf 62

Ukrainian soldier recounts being targeted by FPV drones and a Molniya strike attempt

A UAV platoon engineer-spotter from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade describes a combat incident in which enemy forces targeted him with FPV drones, including a dropped munition, and later attempted to hit the dugout he…

strike🇺🇦 near Slovyanka; Mechnikov Hospital, Dnipro, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Man wounded in enemy drone attack near Slovyanka, later married in Mechnikov Hospital ICU in Dnipro

A 39-year-old man was severely wounded in an enemy drone attack near Slovyanka and was transported to Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro. After his condition stabilized, he and his partner married in the hospital ICU.

strike2026-08-17🇺🇦 Karlivka and Terny, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; Novoivanivka, Nove and Mali Shcherbaky, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine; Ustinka and Zhuravlyovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia1 source · conf 62

Ukraine reports strikes on ammunition depot and multiple enemy UAV control points on 17–18 Aug 2026

A Ukrainian military channel reported strikes on an ammunition depot in Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, and on five enemy UAV control points in Belgorod Oblast (Russia) and Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Ukraine). It also reported a str…

strike2026-08-18🇺🇦 Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; plus Ustinka and Zhuravlyovka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia; and Novoivanivka, Nove, Mali Shcherbaky (Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine); and near Terny (Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)1 source · conf 72

Ukraine reports strikes on ammunition depot and multiple Russian UAV control points

Ukraine's General Staff reported strikes on an ammunition depot in Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, and multiple enemy UAV control points in Belgorod Oblast (Russia) and Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts (Ukraine). The statement…

strike2026-08-17🇺🇦 Ukraine (north, south and east regions; specific locations not provided)1 source · conf 78

Ukraine reports Russian Shahed-type drone attack; 111 UAVs shot down or suppressed

Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia launched 147 attack UAVs (including Shahed-type, Gerbera, and decoy drones) overnight, with air defenses downing or suppressing 111 by 08:00. Impacts were recorded at 19 locat…

strike2026-08-18🇷🇺 Moscow region, Russia1 source · conf 72

Mayor says Ukraine launched 620 drones at Moscow region in major attack

A Reuters report cites the Moscow mayor saying Ukraine launched 620 drones at the Moscow region in a major attack. The post does not provide details on casualties or damage.

strike2026-08-18🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia (reported Wildberries warehouse damage)1 source · conf 62

Ukraine reportedly launches hundreds of drones toward Moscow, damaging Wildberries warehouse

A report says Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack toward Moscow involving hundreds of drones. The attack reportedly damaged a Wildberries warehouse.