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 jet-powered UAV near Kozelets heading toward Kyiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a jet-powered UAV in the area of Kozelets in southern Chernihiv region. The UAV was said to be on a course toward Kyiv region.
USAF 30th Reconnaissance Squadron cited for 2025 RQ-170 Sentinel ISR missions and rapid forward deployments
An award citation and conference remarks say the USAF 30th Reconnaissance Squadron conducted 87 intrusive ISR missions across three areas of responsibility in 2025 and rapidly established forward operating locations to s…
CENTCOM says one-way attack USVs struck Bandar Abbas Naval Base maintenance facility in Iran
The article cites a CENTCOM statement claiming U.S. forces used multiple one-way attack unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Bandar Abbas Naval Base. It says three Corsair unman…
IAEA says drone hit cooling tower at Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia
The IAEA said a drone struck a cooling tower at Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant on Thursday. The report indicates damage to the cooling tower; casualty details were not provided in the snippet.
Ukraine says Russia withdrew an elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses
Ukraine's military said Russia pulled an elite drone unit out of northern Donetsk Oblast following losses attributed to Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi. The report describes a redeployment/withdrawal rather than a specific s…
Elite Russian drone unit reportedly pulls back from northern Donetsk Oblast amid Ukrainian offensive
A report says an elite Russian drone unit has pulled back from northern Donetsk Oblast as Ukrainian forces conduct an offensive. The item concerns the repositioning of a drone unit rather than a specific strike or incide…
Russian drones strike Ukraine border crossings with Poland and Moldova
Al Jazeera reports Russian drone attacks targeting Ukraine’s border crossings with Poland and Moldova, amid stalled Russian offensives in eastern Ukraine. The strikes were described as threatening routes used by Kyiv-bou…
Mass drone attacks reported on Russia and Ukraine, including Moscow, Rostov Oblast and Odesa Oblast
A Telegram post claims Russia’s air defenses shot down 921 fixed-wing UAVs over a day, with heavy activity reported around Rostov Oblast and the Moscow area. It also claims Ukraine was attacked overnight by 93 UAVs, with…
Drone attack reported in Kursk Oblast kills one man and wounds three
A regional governor reported that a Ukrainian drone struck a house in Belitsa, Belovsky District, Kursk Oblast, killing an elderly man. Another drone strike reportedly hit a car in the village of Gochevo, wounding three …
Russian MoD-linked post claims weekly strikes hit UAV production and storage sites in Ukraine
A Telegram post claims Russian forces conducted two massed and five group strikes over the past week, hitting multiple categories of targets in Ukraine, including UAV production workshops and storage locations. It also c…