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.
Evacuation under FPV drones mentioned in memorial post about Ukrainian soldier
A Telegram post memorializes Ukrainian sergeant Andrii Tomenchuk and references an "evacuation under FPV" in the context of combat operations. It also states he was killed on 8 July 2025 near Udachne, Donetsk Oblast, dur…
Ukrainian drone unit strikes Russian soldier after he signals for cigarettes
A post claims a Russian soldier mistook an enemy drone for his own and requested cigarettes to be dropped. The drone instead attacked him, according to footage attributed to Ukraine’s 119th Territorial Defense Brigade an…
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Ukrainian soldier recounts being targeted by FPV drones and a Molniya strike attempt
A UAV platoon engineer-spotter from Ukraine's 47th Mechanized Brigade describes a combat incident in which enemy forces targeted him with FPV drones, including a dropped munition, and later attempted to hit the dugout he…
Man wounded in enemy drone attack near Slovyanka, later married in Mechnikov Hospital ICU in Dnipro
A 39-year-old man was severely wounded in an enemy drone attack near Slovyanka and was transported to Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro. After his condition stabilized, he and his partner married in the hospital ICU.
Air defenses active in Kyiv Oblast amid reports of jet-powered UAVs heading toward Brovary
A Ukrainian regional administration reported air defense activity in Kyiv Oblast. Ukraine's Air Force reported jet-powered UAVs flying past the Desna River on a course toward Brovary.
Ukraine reports strikes on ammunition depot and multiple enemy UAV control points on 17–18 Aug 2026
A Ukrainian military channel reported strikes on an ammunition depot in Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, and on five enemy UAV control points in Belgorod Oblast (Russia) and Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Ukraine). It also reported a str…
Ukraine reports strikes on ammunition depot and multiple Russian UAV control points
Ukraine's General Staff reported strikes on an ammunition depot in Karlivka, Donetsk Oblast, and multiple enemy UAV control points in Belgorod Oblast (Russia) and Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts (Ukraine). The statement…
Ukraine reports Russian Shahed-type drone attack; 111 UAVs shot down or suppressed
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia launched 147 attack UAVs (including Shahed-type, Gerbera, and decoy drones) overnight, with air defenses downing or suppressing 111 by 08:00. Impacts were recorded at 19 locat…
Ukrainian General Staff reports extensive use of kamikaze drones over past day
Ukraine's General Staff reported that over the previous day Russian forces used 11,138 kamikaze drones alongside airstrikes and shelling. The update also claims Ukrainian forces struck multiple enemy UAV control points.
Groups of jet-powered UAVs spotted near Pavlohrad heading toward Dnipro
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reports groups of jet-powered UAVs moving past Pavlohrad in the direction of Dnipro. No impacts or casualties are mentioned.