Ukraine, Drone and Russia

Russia Map Shows Oil Hubs Hit in Dozens of Ukraine Drone Raids
A map made by Newsweek shows some of the 80 attacks Ukraine conducted on Russian oil refineries and depots in 2024.
Russia Launched 8,060 Iranian Shahed-136 Drones Against Ukraine in 2024
The Shahed-136 is particularly vexing for nations on the receiving end of its attacks. The drone poses significant defensive challenges, as both the Houthis out of Yemen and the Russians fighting in Ukraine have shown.
Ukraine Claims Its Drone Boats Are Now Launching Kamikaze FPV Drones At Russian Shore Targets
Ukraine has claimed that it’s successfully used uncrewed surface vessels (USV), better known as drone boats, to launch aerial drones against Russian targets for the first time. According to Ukrainian authorities,
Russia burning as Ukraine launches massive drone attack 435 miles behind enemy lines
Ukraine launched what local officials called a "massive" drone attack far behind the frontlines in the Russian city of Engels.
Ukraine says it has a new type of river drone to spy on and take out Russian boats
Hard Cat, a Ukrainian drone maker, told Business Insider that the uncrewed drone, the Black Widow 2, can take out surface targets like small boats.
Ukrainian drone boats destroy Russian helicopters in Black Sea clash
Missile-toting drone boats blew up two Russian helicopters and damaged a third in a Black Sea skirmish. Why it matters: Ukrainian outlets said the shoot-downs were world firsts. Engagements like this — especially with video evidence — leave little room for drone warfare naysayers.
Ukrainian sea drone-launched FPV drones hit Russian air defenses in world first, Ukraine says
As a result of the attack on Jan. 6, two Russian anti-missile Pantsir-S1 systems and one OSA anti-aircraft vehicle were reportedly damaged or destroyed in the occupied part of Ukraine's southern Kherson Oblast.
Ukrainian FPV drone neutralizes Russian EW system (Video)
Ukrainian troops used an FPV drone to strike the Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare (EW) system. Russian logistics were also disrupted, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU). "Special forces destroyed transport and electronic warfare equipment of the occupiers,
FPV drones launched from naval drone struck Russian air defenses for first time, Ukraine says
For the first time, Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drones using a naval drone as a springboard took out three Russian air defense systems, Ukraine’s Centre for Strategic Communication and Information Security said on Jan.
Ukrainian Navy destroys 2 Russian Shahed drones at night
Ukrainian Navy forces have destroyed two Shahed-136 kamikaze drones on the night of 7 January 2025. Source: Ukrainian Navy on Telegram Quote: "The forces and assets of the Ukrainian Navy downed two enemy Shahed-136 kamikaze drones last night during a Russian aerial attack.

Russia, Ukraine and attack drones

Ukraine's drone jammers are proving decisive amid a new push on Russian soil, pro-Kremlin milbloggers say
"The area is covered with some powerful electronic warfare, nothing is flying at all," wrote one prominent blogger.
Russian drone kills one, injures nine in passenger bus in Ukraine's Kherson
A Russian drone attacked a civilian passenger bus in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson on Monday, killing at least one ...
Russia alleges journalist killed by drone attack in occupied Ukraine, calls on UN to condemn Kyiv
Russia is demanding the United Nations condemn Kyiv following an alleged drone attack that it claims killed a journalist ...
There are so many drones in Ukraine that operators are stumbling onto enemy drone feeds and picking up intel
Russian and Ukrainian drone operators sometimes see each other's feeds because of how many drones are flying, giving them ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv drones hit Russian city containing major military base, causing huge fires
A major fire has erupted in an oil facility in the Russian city of Engels after a long range Ukrainian drone attack.Footage ...
North Korean Troops Killed in Kursk Drone and Gun Battle
Ukrainian troops in Kursk killed eight North Korean soldiers using drones, and five in a gunbattle, Kyiv said.
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Ukraine Quarterly Digest: October–December 2024
On December 18, Zelensky met with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte in Brussels to discuss enhancing air defense for Ukraine and ensuring the sustainability of peace. In the following days, he met ...
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Invaders attacked village in Kherson region with drone, civilian was wounded
Russian troops attacked the village of Stanislav in the Kherson region with a drone, wounding a 79-year-old man. — Ukrinform.