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Ukraine shows destruction of Russian Osa anti-aircraft system with FPV drone

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) unit Kryla ("Wings") destroyed a Russian air defense system Osa with a first-person view (FPV) drone, the agency said on Oct. 6. A drone worth "several hundred dollars" was used to destroy an automated air defense system worth $10 million, the intelligence agency noted. Developed in the Soviet Union in the […]

Ukraine

October 6, 2024

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Russian troops renew assaults in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia oblasts, military says

Since the start of the week, Ukraine's forces have repelled 29 Russian attacks in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Operational Command South said on Oct. 11. "The defense forces of southern Ukraine in the Kherson Oblast repelled 29 assaults. During the past day, five assaults were recorded in the Kherson and two assaults in the Zaporizhzhia […]

Ukraine

October 11, 2024

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Russian attacks kill 4 people over the past day, cause power outages in 3 Ukrainian regions

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least four people and injured at least 20 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Oct. 19. Ukrainian air defenses downed 4 out of 6 guided air missiles Kh-59/69 and 42 attack drones launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Forty-six drones were countered by electronic warfare […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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Russian drone hits multi-story residential building in Kyiv

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Russian suicide drone hit a 25-story residential building in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district on Oct. 25, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. A fire broke out on the upper floors of the building due to the strike. According to Ukraine's Emergency Service, the attack damaged several […]

Ukraine

October 25, 2024

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Over 200 Russian drones shot down by US-funded mobile fire teams since January, US ambassador reports

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on Nov. 3 that the U.S. State Department has funded 800 mobile fire teams in Ukraine, which have shot down over 200 Russian drones since Jan. 2024. “The mobile fire teams are saving lives with their successful work, protecting people and critical infrastructure being attacked by Russia,” she […]

Ukraine

November 3, 2024

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Russian training exercise sparks mass air strike alert across Ukraine

After a pause of more than two months, for a few hours on the morning of Nov. 11 it seemed Russia’s forces were about to resume mass missile attacks against Ukraine – with winter right around the corner. In Kyiv and cities across Ukraine, sirens sounded, people headed to shelters, emergency blackouts were introduced, and […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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Recent Russian attacks hit 3 of Ukrainian energy giant DTEK's 5 operational thermal power plants, Reuters reports

Russia’s missile strikes on Nov. 16-17 hit three of the five operational thermal power plants owned by Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, leaving one plant offline, Reuters reported on Nov. 21, citing unnamed sources. The strikes targeted energy facilities across Ukraine in one of the heaviest assaults on the country’s power grid since the […]

Ukraine

November 21, 2024

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Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar systems in Crimea, military intelligence claims

Ukraine destroyed three Russian high-value radar stations in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 29, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Nov. 30. The radars include two 48Y6-K1 Podlet systems worth $5 million each and one Kasta-2E2 radar, estimated to cost around $30 million. Both Kasta and Podlet are modern mobile radar systems designed to detect […]

Ukraine

November 30, 2024

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Ukrainian agents kill Russian engineer who modernized missiles used in Ukraine, source claims

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Mikhail Shatsky, a Russian expert involved in modernizing missiles launched against Ukraine, was shot dead near Moscow, a Defense Forces source told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 12. His death was likely orchestrated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency, the source claimed. Shatsky was deputy […]

Ukraine

December 12, 2024

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Fico criticizes Zelensky over refusal to extend Russian gas transit, warns of crisis

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned of a looming gas crisis on Dec. 20 as Ukraine maintained its refusal to extend the transit agreement for Russian gas, set to expire on Dec. 31, Reuters reported. President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed the refusal during a press conference on Dec. 19, saying that Kyiv would not enable Moscow […]

Ukraine

December 20, 2024

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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 6, injure 6 over past day

Russian forces launched multiple attacks across Ukraine, killing six civilians and injuring six, regional authorities reported on Dec. 27. Overnight, Russia launched 24 drones from inside Russia, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Kursk oblasts, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. Ukrainian defenses shot down 13 drones across Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, […]

Ukraine

December 27, 2024

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Ukraine's Navy says it destroyed over 37,000 Russian drones in 2024

Ukrainian naval units destroyed over 37,000 Russian drones in the year 2024, the Navy reported on Jan. 1. This includes Russian strike drones, operational and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), first-person-view (FPV) drones, strike UAVs, and Shahed-type attack drones, the Navy said in a Facebook post. Ukrainian naval forces also destroyed five Russian ships and […]

Ukraine

January 1, 2025

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