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 FPV drones attack a Russian soldier in a trench, video posted
A Telegram post claims a group of Ukrainian FPV drones attacked a Russian occupier hiding in a trench. The post links to a video as purported evidence, but provides no location or date of the incident.
Video claims Russian soldier shoots himself as a drone approaches on Vovchansk front
A Telegram post claims a Russian soldier, seeing an approaching drone, shoots himself. The post says this is the second such incident recorded on video within a week on the Vovchansk sector of the front.
Ukrainian air defense unit reports shooting down two S8000 Banderol UAVs
A Telegram post claims the air defense mobile fire group of the Nikolska brigade showed footage of shooting down two S8000 “Banderol” UAVs. The post refers to the shootdown as having occurred “yesterday,” without specify…
Ukrainian ground forces report evacuating a wounded soldier from the front line using a heavy hexacopter
A Telegram post claims Ukrainian drone operators conducted a medical evacuation of a wounded soldier from the front line using a heavy Ukrainian-made hexacopter modified for stability. The evacuation was reportedly neces…
Ukraine reports overnight Russian missile and drone attack with impacts at 25 locations
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia launched Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 269 attack UAVs overnight 18–19 Oct. Ukrainian air defenses said they shot down or suppressed 247…
Ukraine General Staff reports widespread Russian drone use and large UAV losses over past day
Ukraine's General Staff reported that over the previous day Russian forces used 9,154 kamikaze drones and that 1,636 enemy UAVs were neutralized. The update is part of a broader daily operational report on combat activit…
Ukrainian Air Force reports a jet-powered UAV heading toward Kozelets
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports a jet-powered UAV moving toward Kozelets. No impact, damage, or casualties are described in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAVs heading toward Zaporizhzhia from the south
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported UAVs moving toward Zaporizhzhia from the south. No impacts, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
Report of jet-powered UAV group moving from Bryansk Oblast toward northern Chernihiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports a group of jet-powered UAVs traveling from Russia's Bryansk Oblast toward northern Chernihiv region in Ukraine. No impact, damage, or casualties are described.
Jet-powered UAV reported moving from northern Chernihiv region toward northern Kyiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a jet-powered UAV flying from northern Chernihiv Oblast toward northern Kyiv Oblast. No impact, damage, or casualties were reported.