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.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Kharkiv, south Sumy, and southern Odesa from the Black Sea
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports multiple UAVs: one in northern Kharkiv region heading toward Kharkiv, one in northern Sumy region heading south, and one toward southern Odesa region from the Black Sea. No imp…
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAV movements over Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and near Mykolaiv
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports UAVs observed in northwestern Sumy region and eastern Dnipropetrovsk region heading west, and south of Mykolaiv heading south.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs over Chernihiv region and north of Sumy
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports UAVs in Chernihiv Oblast heading west and UAVs north of Sumy heading south. No impacts or casualties are mentioned.
Russian assault unit reports clearing Ukrainian fortified position under FPV and UAV reconnaissance in Zaporizhzhia
A Telegram post claims assault troops of Russia’s “Vostok” grouping cleared a fortified Ukrainian position in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The post says the approaches were covered by Ukrainian FPV drones and that the assault op…
Russian unit reports counter-UAV operations over Zaporizhzhia Oblast
A Telegram post claims UAV crews from the 1198th Motor Rifle Regiment (35th Guards Combined Arms Army, "Vostok" grouping) are engaging enemy drones in the skies over Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
NATO self-propelled howitzer Grizzly presented with passive anti-drone acoustic detection system HARK
A new NATO self-propelled howitzer, Grizzly, was presented at CANSEC 2026 in Ottawa with the HARK passive acoustic UAV-detection module. The system is described as listening for drone sound signatures to classify threats…
Report claims heavy drone presence threatens movement near Druzhkivka
A Telegram post claims footage from Druzhkivka shows that movement in the city is unsafe due to drones. It says that as Russian forces advance and the road from Kramatorsk to Druzhkivka becomes saturated with drones, Ukr…
Rybar digest mentions increased US reconnaissance drone deployments to monitor China
A Rybar digest post claims the United States is moving more reconnaissance drones into the Asia-Pacific region to observe China. The post is a roundup and does not provide specific units, drone models, or exact locations…
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Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade announces fundraiser for FPV drone components and equipment
A post says Ukraine’s 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” is raising funds to buy components and equipment for FPV drones and related support gear for ongoing combat operations. It describes frequent destruc…
Frontline near Lyman reported covered with kilometers of fiber-optic lines from drones
A Telegram post claims a section of the frontline on the Lyman direction is covered with kilometers of fiber-optic cable left by drones. It warns the material may persist in the environment for a very long time.