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.
US officials say Russia ships drone components to Iran via the Caspian Sea
A post citing US officials says Russia is transporting drone components and other goods to Iran using routes across the Caspian Sea, allegedly to bypass US restrictions. No specific shipment date, vessel, or port is prov…
Report says Russian forces used drones to drop thousands of leaflets over Ukrainian positions
A Telegram post claims Russian military units used drones to scatter thousands of congratulatory leaflets for May 9 over Ukrainian Armed Forces positions. The same post discusses limited overnight UAV activity and air-de…
Report cites drone incident in Latvia after UAV fell on oil depot in Rēzekne
A Telegram post claims there were drone incidents in Latvia, including one UAV falling onto an oil depot in Rēzekne. It also says Ukraine offered to send military specialists to help Baltic states improve air security, p…
IDF says explosive Hezbollah drone located near Israel-Lebanon border with no casualties
The IDF reported that an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah was located in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border. Security forces operated to neutralize it, and no injuries or damage were reported.
Victory Day video shows vehicle-launched Geran-2 and new jet-powered Geran-5 drones
A Victory Day video reportedly showed launches of long-range Geran-2 loitering munitions from vehicles and introduced a new jet-powered Geran-5. The post presents this as a first public demonstration of these launch meth…
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Russian MoD claims Ukrainian forces conducted thousands of drone strikes during May 8 ceasefire
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that since midnight on May 8, Ukrainian forces violated a ceasefire thousands of times, including more than 7,000 drone strikes and artillery attacks on Russian troop positions and civil…
Report describes heavy drone use around Kostyantynivka amid intensified fighting
A Telegram post claims fighting is intensifying in and around Kostyantynivka, with both sides using large numbers of drones to strike logistics. It alleges Ukrainian forces use NRTK ground robots and "Baba Yaga" drones f…
Ukrainian FPV drone strike reported on Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast
A Telegram post reports Ukrainian pilots from the unit "Ptakhy Madyara" using an FPV drone against an African mercenary fighting for Russia on the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian fiber-optic FPV drones reportedly kill over 70 Russian troops on Lyman front
A Telegram post claims operators of Ukrainian fiber-optic FPV drones from the SIGNUM battalion (59th brigade) conducted strikes on the Lyman axis in Donetsk Oblast, killing more than 70 Russian soldiers. The post referen…
Ukrainian SSO strike UAV unit commander describes FPV drone tactics and training
A commander of an SSO strike UAV company discusses using long-range FPV "zhdun" drones to interdict enemy supply routes and shares lessons learned, training, and an e-points system in an interview. The post is descriptiv…