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Drone attack on Istra outside Moscow kills three, injures three others
Two people were injured after a drone hit an apartment building in Solnechnogorsk
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Intel Slava
· Jul 6, 2026
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian drones striking targets in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region.
— Russian drones striking targets in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region.
The Moscow Times
· Jun 22, 2026
Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Ukrainian Air Attack
The overnight drone assault comes just days after the Russian capital faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.
The Independent
· Jul 5, 2026
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky hails ‘real prospect’ of ending conflict after Trump ‘offers help in call with Putin’
It comes as St Petersburg was struck by large Ukrainian drone attack overnight
Kyiv Post
· Jul 11, 2026
Russian Strikes Hit Kharkiv and Odesa, Leaving Multiple Injured and Killed
On Saturday, July 11, Russian forces continued their bombardment of Ukrainian cities with targeted daytime strikes. In Kharkiv, an ‘Italmas’ attack drone struck a civilian enterprise in the Nemyshlianskyi district. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed that seven people were injured in the attack, while regional authorities reported damage to a warehouse and several vehicles. Concurrently, a Russian ballistic missile struck infrastructure in the southern city of Odesa, with military administration head Serhii Lysak reporting further casualties.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 1, 2026
Russians strike central Kherson with Shahed drone: woman killed, two others injured – video
A Russian drone struck central Kherson, killing one woman and injuring two others. Emergency crews are dealing with the aftermath of the attack.
Sputnik
· Jul 6, 2026
Zelensky's Planned Pre-NATO Drone Offensive Against Russia Failed - Russian MoD
A large-scale attack on Russian territory allegedly planned by Vladimir Zelensky ahead of the NATO summit was thwarted by the professional actions of Russia's Armed Forces, with the overwhelming majority of Ukrainian drones shot down or neutralized, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Reuters
· Jun 22, 2026
Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia with drones
GRAPHIC WARNING: A Russian drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia overnight killed one woman and wounded three others, regional authorities said on June 22. #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #zelenskiy #putin
PravdaReport
· Jun 22, 2026
Russian Space Facility Targeted in Mass UAV Raid While Missile Attack Hits Voronezh
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Dubna Space Communications Center in the Moscow region during a large-scale overnight attack, while separate strikes targeted industrial facilities in the city of Voronezh, according to Russian officials and media reports. Russia's state-owned Satellite Communications Company said the attack on the Dubna facility involved multiple drones. The organization stated that television broadcasting and communications services continued to operate normally despite the strike. Television broadcasting and communications have not been disrupted. Measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the attack. Personnel at the space communications center were not injured, the company said in a statement.
Al Bawaba
· Jul 2, 2026
Russian Embassy in Sweden hit with drone attack
ALBAWABA - The Russian Embassy in Sweden said that a drone dropped red paint on their embassy overnight, while no one was harmed, This ...
Sky News Australia
· Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia
Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia. Moscow’s Defence Ministry confirmed its military intercepted 660 drones. The attack surpassed Kyiv’s aerial assault in May, when 556 drones targeted Russia. Authorities in the Russian Crimea region declared an “emergency situation” to try to ease the fallout from increasing attacks by Ukraine.
AzerNews
· Jul 5, 2026
Russian attack damages Azerbaijani-owned SOCAR fuel station in Ukraine
According to SOCAR Energy Ukraine, three Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones struck the company's filling station in the village of Nechayane on the evening of July 5. The attack damaged the station's administrative building and triggered an explosion at the site.
Daily News Egypt
· Jul 4, 2026
Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg
Ukraine launched a large-scale overnight drone attack on St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region on Saturday, targeting an oil terminal and a Baltic Sea port, following the deadliest Russian assault on Kyiv this year that killed 30 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that the country’s military had specifically targeted military and oil facilities [] The post Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.
EUobserver
· Jul 10, 2026
Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, Day 1,598)
Ukrainian drones are quietly mauling Russia’s Azov fleet and missile industry even as a single mis‑sited ammunition depot in Vyshneve shows how one strike can turn a Kyiv neighbourhood into a toxic war zone within minutes.
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jun 26, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry: Enemy Drone Command Center Destroyed in Zaporizhzhia
Russian Defense Ministry: Enemy Drone Command Center Destroyed in Zaporizhzhia
Mehr News Agency
· Jul 3, 2026
Israeli drone strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon, wounding 2
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – An Israeli drone hit a vehicle in the town of Seddiqine in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon.
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea
Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 71 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones between 8 p.m. Moscow time on July 4 and 7 a.m. on July 5, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Rostov regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
Meduza.io
· Jul 2, 2026
Russia says drone carrying ‘simulated improvised explosive device’ landed on its embassy grounds in Sweden
The Russian Embassy in Sweden said on July 2 that a drone had dropped a container of red paint onto its grounds. A second drone landed on the same grounds carrying what the embassy described as “a simulated improvised explosive device.”
TASS
· Jul 4, 2026
Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass
Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT), on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 92 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov, Smolensk, and Tver Regions, Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov
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Related coverage for "Drone attack on Istra outside Moscow kills three, injures three others": Intel Slava — 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian drones striking targets in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odessa region.. The Moscow Times — Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Ukrainian Air Attack. The Independent — Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky hails ‘real prospect’ of ending conflict after Trump ‘offers help in call with Putin’. Kyiv Post — Russian Strikes Hit Kharkiv and Odesa, Leaving Multiple Injured and Killed. Ukrainska Pravda — Russians strike central Kherson with Shahed drone: woman killed, two others injured – video. Sputnik — Zelensky's Planned Pre-NATO Drone Offensive Against Russia Failed - Russian MoD. Reuters — Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia with drones. PravdaReport — Russian Space Facility Targeted in Mass UAV Raid While Missile Attack Hits Voronezh. Al Bawaba — Russian Embassy in Sweden hit with drone attack. Sky News Australia — Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia. AzerNews — Russian attack damages Azerbaijani-owned SOCAR fuel station in Ukraine. Daily News Egypt — Ukraine launches large-scale drone attack on St. Petersburg. EUobserver — Without Patriots, Ukraine turns to drones and jamming against Russian Iskanders (Ukraine battlefield update, Day 1,598). Yemen News Agency - SABA — Russian Defense Ministry: Enemy Drone Command Center Destroyed in Zaporizhzhia. Mehr News Agency — Israeli drone strikes vehicle in southern Lebanon, wounding 2. The Eastern Herald — Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea. Meduza.io — Russia says drone carrying ‘simulated improvised explosive device’ landed on its embassy grounds in Sweden. TASS — Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass

