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.
UAV reported flying from western Poltava region toward Cherkasy
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reported a UAV observed from the western part of Poltava region heading on a course toward Cherkasy. No strike, damage, or casualties were reported 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.
UAV reported heading toward Kharkiv from the north
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a UAV flying toward Kharkiv from the north. No impact, damage, or casualties were described.
Ukrainian Air Force reports group of UAVs heading toward Kyiv from the north
A Telegram post attributed to the Ukrainian Air Force warns of a group of UAVs moving toward Kyiv from the north. No impacts or casualties are reported in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports multiple UAV groups moving across several Ukrainian regions
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports multiple groups of UAVs moving through Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Poltava regions, with indicated courses toward various towns. No impacts, interc…
Ukrainian Air Force reports new group of UAVs moving from Kursk Oblast toward Sumy region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a new group of UAVs flying from Russia's Kursk Oblast toward Ukraine's Sumy region. No impacts, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
Iran shoots down U.S. MQ-1 drone over waters near Iran; CENTCOM says it struck Iranian drone-related sites
CENTCOM said Iran shot down a U.S. “MQ-1” drone over international waters over the weekend, prompting U.S. self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and drone command-and-control sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island. The drone…
Drones: MQ-1 Predator · MQ-9 Reaper · MQ-1C Gray Eagle / Gray Eagle ER
Russian trucks reportedly painted with dazzle camouflage to confuse AI-enabled Ukrainian drones
The article reports images of Russian Ural and KAMAZ trucks painted in high-contrast 'dazzle' patterns intended to degrade image-matching and AI-assisted drone targeting. It frames the paint schemes as an improvised coun…
Volgograd oil refinery halts processing after May 29 drone attack, sources say
Sources told Reuters that Russia's Volgograd oil refinery halted processing following a drone attack on May 29. The incident reportedly disrupted refinery operations; casualty details were not provided.
Romania confirms Russian Shahed-type drone hit a residential building in earlier strike
Romanian authorities confirmed that a Russian Shahed-type drone was responsible for an earlier strike that hit a residential building. The report attributes the incident to Russia and frames it as part of ongoing drone a…