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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strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Zaporizhzhia direction (frontline sector), Ukraine1 source · conf 55

Russian 58th Army drone operators claim strikes on Ukrainian vehicles in Zaporizhzhia direction

A Telegram post claims drone operators of Russia's 58th Army destroyed Ukrainian military transport vehicles and burned enemy ground robotic demining systems on the Zaporizhzhia front. The post describes drones as the ma…

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Black Sea, near Zmiinyi (Snake) Island1 source · conf 62

Lancet loitering munition reportedly destroys Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel near Zmiinyi Island

A post claims a Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel (USV) was detected by a ZALA Z-16 UAV near Zmiinyi Island and then struck by a ZALA Lancet loitering munition. The USV allegedly departed from Odesa and was heading towar…

strike2026-05-18🇷🇺 Ras an-Naqoura (Ras-an-Nakure), southern Lebanon1 source · conf 62

Hezbollah claims FPV drone strike on soldiers at military site in Ras an-Naqoura, southern Lebanon

A Telegram post says Hezbollah published footage of an FPV drone attack targeting a gathering of soldiers at a military facility in Ras an-Naqoura in southern Lebanon. No casualty or damage figures are provided in the po…

deployment🇷🇺 Baltic states (unspecified); Cuba (alleged threat)1 source · conf 35

Rybar roundup claims Ukrainian drones again entered the Baltics; Cuba allegedly threatens Geran-2 drone strike

A Rybar video roundup claims Ukrainian drones again flew into the Baltic states, causing alarm locally. It also mentions that Cuba allegedly threatens to retaliate with Geran-2 drones it supposedly purchased, though no c…

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civilian-incident2026-05-18🇺🇦 Route Lysychansk – Sievierodonetsk (Luhansk region/LNR); separate incident in Donetsk region/DNR1 source · conf 55

Report: UAV strike hit civilian minibus on Lysychansk–Sievierodonetsk route, killing 17-year-old

A Telegram post claims a Ukrainian UAV struck a civilian route minibus traveling the Lysychansk–Sievierodonetsk route in the Luhansk region, killing a 17-year-old and wounding three others. It also claims a separate UAV …

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Orikhiv (Орехов), Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Drone operators report targeting a vehicle during patrol in Orikhiv

A WarGonzo post claims drone operators from the 291st regiment patrolled Orikhiv and pursued a moving car. The occupants reportedly noticed the drone, exited the vehicle, and the vehicle was then destroyed on the roadsid…

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Ukraine (exact location not specified)1 source · conf 58

Ukrainian drone reportedly kills Russian assault soldier after strike on transport

A post claims Ukrainian forces struck Russian transport, after which a burned Russian assault soldier survived briefly but was later killed by a Ukrainian drone. The post references video shared by Ukraine’s Air Assault …

doctrine-change2026-05-18🇷🇺 Russia (commentary in a live broadcast; no specific location given)1 source · conf 62

Russian official warns Ukraine may launch up to 1,000 drones per day by autumn, calling for new air-defense approaches

A Russian state adviser said Ukraine could be capable of launching up to 1,000 drones per day by autumn and argued Russia cannot match that with interceptor missile production. He said existing air-defense systems were n…

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Novopavlivka direction, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Ukrainian airborne troops use FPV drones to strike Russian assault troops in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

A Telegram post claims Ukrainian airborne troops from the 46th Separate Airmobile Podilska Brigade used FPV drones to hit about twenty Russian assault troops on the Novopavlivka direction in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The po…

strike2026-05-18🇷🇺 Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia1 source · conf 55

Post discusses drone attack on Moscow and Moscow Oblast

A Telegram post references an attack by drones on Moscow and the surrounding Moscow Oblast, noting reactions from Russian residents. No details on damage, casualties, or specific drone types are provided.