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.
Report claims Israel is using decoys to bait FPV drones
A social-media post claims Israel is employing decoys intended to lure or bait FPV drones. No specific incident, location, or results are provided in the post.
Police used a drone and boats to check migrants in Kronstadt
A police operation in Kronstadt reportedly used a drone and boats to check migrants. Authorities said they found 25 alleged migration-law violators and four people not registered for military service.
Russian MoD claims Ukrainian drones struck civilian sites in Belgorod Oblast, wounding two
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed Ukrainian forces struck civilian objects in Belgorod Oblast using 18 drones over the past day, wounding two residents. The statement also claimed Russian air defenses shot down 85 Ukrain…
Russian UAV unit requests equipment support for frontline missions
A post claims servicemen from a Russian Armed Forces UAV unit (South group) requested donations to obtain a 3D printer, FPV goggles, and a radio controller for operational tasks on the frontline. The message provides ban…
Russian 'Vostok' group reports heavy Ukrainian strike-drone use and UAV control points hit on Zaporizhzhia axis
A Russian-affiliated Telegram post claims Ukrainian forces conducted 1,064 strike-UAV uses and 110 artillery/mortar attacks over the past day on the Zaporizhzhia direction. It also claims Russian UAV units destroyed infi…
Post claims Iran shot down a US drone near the Strait of Hormuz
A Telegram post says Iranian sources previously reported shooting down a US drone in the area of the Strait of Hormuz. The post provides no corroborating details and mainly discusses US aviation activity and technical is…
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shown adding anti-drone “grill” armor to Project 21980 boat after UAV raids
A Russian milblog reports that after recent Ukrainian drone raids on Black Sea Fleet basing areas in Novorossiysk, the fleet is adapting defenses. Images purportedly show a Project 21980 (Grachonok) patrol boat fitted wi…
Rybar claims Ukrainian rotation attempts near Kostiantynivka and Chasiv Yar were stopped by Russian drones
A Rybar video digest claims Ukrainian forces attempted rotations in Kostiantynivka and Chasiv Yar during a holiday ceasefire period but were stopped by Russian drones. No casualty or damage details are provided.
Drone attacks reported on civilians and infrastructure in Belgorod and occupied southern Ukraine, May 9–11
A Russian milblog summary claims multiple Ukrainian drone strikes injured civilians in Russia's Belgorod Oblast and that drone attacks and shelling damaged homes and infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Re…
Ukrainian interceptor drone with recoilless shotgun shown hunting Russian FPV drones
A Ukrainian UAV interceptor unit published footage of a drone equipped with a recoilless shotgun engaging Russian FPV drones. The post claims the system can destroy multiple FPV drones in a single sortie.