Tag: Drones
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Two cargo ships hit by drones in Bulgaria’s Black Sea zone, one sinks
Two commercial vessels were struck by Russian drones in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea early on Tuesday, with one ship sinking and the crew of the other being rescued. The attacks took place at around 3am local time, approximately 80 nautical miles (148 kilometres) off the Bulgarian coast. The vessels were the…
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Unusual drone activity shuts down Luxembourg’s Airport
Unusual drone activity near Luxembourg Airport forced the airport to shut down and suspend all arrivals and departures from approximately 10:49pm on Friday night. There has yet to be any confirmation of the source or operators of the drones. Luxembourg authorities had already been investigating several reports of unidentified drones in the country’s airspace earlier…
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Romania downs three Russian drones in three days
Romania has downed two further Russian drones, each day on the weekend after downing a Russian drone on Friday around 114KM outside Bucharest. Romanian pilots with F-16s were dispatched in each incident who downed the drones successfully. The latest drone was intercepted at 10:13 am by a Romanian Air Force F-16 and brought down 12…
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Russia kills more than 50 Ukrainian civilians in week of intensive bombings
Russia has killed more than 50 Ukrainian civilians this week in a series of relentless drone and missile strikes on various cities including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odessa, Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv. On Thursday May 14th, Russia also struck a UN-marked vehicle with a drone. Footage of the attack provided by the UN is posted below.…
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UAE drones strike Khartoum’s International Airport in Sudan
Drones supplied to the Rapid Support Forces by the United Arab Emirates have struck Khartoum’s International Airport and other sites in the city belonging to the military as of yesterday morning. The Sudanese government is accusing Ethiopia of its involvement in the attack and said that drones flew from Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar airport that is…
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Russia strikes 17-century UNESCO building in the heart of Lviv
Earlier today Russia launched a drone attack on the region and city of Lviv. Drones struck the heart of the city including the Bernardine Church and Monastery complex which is a 17th century UNESCO World Heritage Site. At least four people have been wounded in the attack. Drones also struck power plants and infrastructure in…
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Russia kills four civilians in Kyiv on Saturday
Kyiv was quite earlier today after Russia launched up to 500 drones and missiles across Kyiv and Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday. At least four civilians in Kyiv were killed as a result of the strikes. Russia has slightly decreased its airstrikes against Ukraine during this year due to productivity issues but Russia…
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Russia launched more than 54,000 Shahed drones against Ukrainian civilians in 2025
According to statistics by Institute of Science and Security Russia has exponentially increased its attacks on Ukrainian civilians last year launching more than 54,000 Shahed (known in Russia as Gerad) drones against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. The drones are often launched to hit random civilian targets such tower apartment blocks but they also target infrastructure…
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Novorossiysk harbour bombed again with massive drone strike
Earlier this night, Ukraine launched up to 200 drones against Russian military targets and oil infrastructure in Crimea and the Novorossiysk harbour striking multiple targets. Russian footage shows a malfunctioned Russian anti-air missiles falling to the ground and a Ukrainian drone that struck a residential building in the city. Footage shows Russian air-defence firing relentlessly…
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315,00 private houses in Ukraine destroyed by Russia: more than 2.5 million residences damaged or destroyed
The EU External Action Service has released a video with the statistic of the total private houses destroyed by Russia since the start of its invasion in 2022 with the amount climbing by up to 100,00 higher than last year to up to 315,000 houses. The United Nations estimates that by early this year, up…
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Russia strikes industrial park in Lviv, Ukraine: multiple irregular drone sightings in Europe this week
Russia hit Lviv’s industrial park with multiple cruise and ballistic missiles earlier this night apart from launching up to 500 drones which were mostly downed by air-defences. This is the second time that Russia successfully targeted Ukraine’s commercial manufacturing industry in the recent months. Russia has also continued conducting its drone incursions into Europe with…
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Russian drones enter Norwegian and Swedish airspace: 4 civilians including one child killed in Russian drone attack in Ukraine
Russia has struck Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia among other cities in Ukraine in its regular drone and aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians, killing at least 4 civilians including one child. Meanwhile, Russian drone incursions into Europe kept taking place late last week, this time in Sweden and Norway. Russia is escalating its hybrid warfare…