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.
Ukrainian Air Force reports UAV heading toward Pechenihy in Kharkiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram alert reported a UAV in Kharkiv region moving in the direction of Pechenihy. No impact, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
UAV reported flying past Tomakivka in Dnipropetrovsk region heading north
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported a UAV flying past Tomakivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on a northbound course. No impact, damage, or casualties were reported.
Anduril in talks to use Nissan plant to build drones in Japan, sources say
Reuters reports that U.S. defence firm Anduril is in talks to use a Nissan plant to manufacture drones in Japan, according to sources. The report concerns prospective drone production capacity rather than a strike or inc…
Poland contracts Shield AI V-BAT drones for Polish Navy Baltic Sea operations
Poland's Ministry of National Defence awarded Shield AI a contract to supply V-BAT drones for the Polish Navy. The system is intended for shipboard deployment to provide maritime ISR and domain awareness in the Baltic Se…
Russian forces reportedly develop an integrated system to automate counter-UAV operations in GV “Vostok”
A Telegram post discusses reports that Russia’s GV “Vostok” created a software-hardware complex to unify radar feeds and assign interceptor-drone crews tasks against detected UAV targets. The author argues this indicates…
Report claims Ukrainian UAV attack targeted gas and helium plants in Orenburg Oblast
A Telegram post reports an alleged UAV attack in Russia's Orenburg Oblast. It claims the Orenburg gas processing plant and a Gazprom helium plant were targeted, but provides no confirmed damage or casualty details.
Report claims overnight UAV attack hit Sevastopol power substation, causing widespread outages in Crimea
A Telegram post claims that overnight Ukrainian forces attacked the "Sevastopol" electrical substation, leaving Sevastopol without power and causing outages in Yevpatoria, Saky and Dzhankoi. An alternative claim in the s…
Russian-linked African Corps reportedly used ZALA Lancet loitering munition to strike a pickup in Mali
A Telegram post citing ANNA News claims servicemen of Russia’s Defense Ministry African Corps used a ZALA “Lancet” loitering munition to destroy a militants’ pickup truck in Mali’s Timbuktu region. The target was reporte…
US to create two test ranges to replicate Ukraine war conditions for drone and counter-drone trials
A report says the United States will create two test ranges within about six weeks to recreate conditions similar to the war in Ukraine. The ranges are intended for testing drones, counter-drone systems, and electronic w…
Rybar digest claims ongoing drone war with planned mass raids on Crimea and Russian oil refineries
A Rybar video digest discusses an ongoing “drone war” in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, alleging planned mass UAV raids on Crimea and Russian oil refineries. The post is commentary and does not provide a specific confirmed…