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 of jet-powered UAVs heading toward Zlatopil, Lozova and Staryi Saltiv in Kharkiv region
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel reported jet-powered UAVs flying in the direction of Zlatopil, Lozova, and Staryi Saltiv in Kharkiv Oblast. No impacts, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
Ukrainian Air Force reports jet-powered UAVs heading toward Pavlohrad
A Ukrainian Air Force Telegram post reported jet-powered UAVs flying toward Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. No impact, damage, or casualties were stated.
Jet-powered UAV reported flying through Chornobyl Exclusion Zone heading west
A Ukrainian Air Force-affiliated Telegram channel reported a jet-powered UAV transiting through the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant exclusion zone on a westward course. No strike, damage, or casualties were reported in the…
Jet-powered UAV spotted near Slavutych heading toward Kyiv region
A jet-powered UAV was reported flying past Slavutych in Chernihiv region, heading toward Kyiv region. No impact, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
Jet-powered UAVs reported flying past Talne in Cherkasy Oblast toward northwest
A Ukrainian Air Force-affiliated Telegram channel reported jet-powered UAVs flying past Talne in Cherkasy Oblast, heading northwest. No impacts, damage, or casualties were reported in the post.
Ukraine reports overnight attack with Shahed-type UAVs; 89 drones shot down or suppressed
Ukraine's General Staff reported that Russia launched an overnight air attack including 121 strike UAVs (Shahed-type and others) and an Kh-59 guided авиационная missile. Ukrainian air defenses reported 89 UAVs shot down …
Ukraine General Staff reports widespread use of kamikaze drones and a UAV launch site hit
Ukraine's General Staff reported that over the previous day Russian forces used 8,985 kamikaze drones and conducted extensive shelling and airstrikes across multiple areas. It also stated Ukrainian forces struck a UAV la…
Vector and Nammo expand partnership to mass-produce small armed drones for U.S. military
Vector and Nammo Defense Systems announced an expanded partnership to integrate Nammo munitions into Vector small drones for U.S. military use and scale production. The effort includes use of Vector’s HV-ESAD interface d…
Russia adds drone assembly and piloting classes to public school curriculum
Russian public schools are teaching children to assemble and fly drones as part of changes to the national curriculum. The report describes this as a nationwide education policy shift involving UAV skills training.
Drone strike reported on hotel in Ivano-Frankivsk, mayor claims three Ukrainian soldiers killed
A Telegram post claims a Russian UAV "Geran-5" struck a hotel in Ivano-Frankivsk, with the city mayor allegedly stating three Ukrainian servicemen were killed. The post speculates additional casualties and possible forei…