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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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strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 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…

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 …

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.

strike🇺🇦 Unspecified frontline location in Ukraine1 source · conf 55

118th Territorial Defense Brigade pilots report FPV drone strikes burned hangar with three BMPs

A Telegram post claims pilots of Ukraine's 118th Territorial Defense Brigade found a hangar containing three armored infantry fighting vehicles (BMPs) preparing for an assault the next morning. The post says several opti…

strike🇺🇦 Chernihiv, Ukraine1 source · conf 62

Drone attack on Chernihiv hits enterprise; falling UAV sparks residential fire

A UAV attack on Chernihiv reportedly struck one of the city's enterprises, according to local authorities. A separate incident involved a falling UAV causing a fire at a residential building.

strike2026-05-18🇺🇦 Multiple фронти та населені пункти України (оперативне зведення Генштабу ЗСУ)1 source · conf 72

Ukraine General Staff reports 6,080 kamikaze drone attacks in daily operational update

Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russian forces used 6,080 kamikaze drones and conducted widespread strikes and shelling during the day. The update also notes 210 UAVs of various types were destroyed or suppressed o…