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Russian air Defenses shoot down 452 Ukrainian UAVs

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Defence Blog
· Jul 5, 2026
Russian T-72B3A with Arena-M spotted in Ukraine
A Russian tank fitted with the country’s signature radar-guided missile defense system has turned up again on the Ukrainian battlefield, this time firing from a hidden position rather than facing the enemy head on. Photographs published by Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti show a T-72B3A main battle tank equipped with the Arena-M active protection []
Intel Slava
· Jul 10, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out multiple FAB-500 glide bomb strikes [...]
— Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out multiple FAB-500 glide bomb strikes against Ukrainian positions. Five FAB-500 UMPK bombs struck a raised river crossing used by Ukrainian forces near Mayaky in the Donetsk People's Republic. Four FAB-500 UMPK bombs destroyed a personnel shelter belonging to the 159th Separate Motorized Brigade near Zakharovka, Kharkiv Oblast. A separate airstrike destroyed a Ukrainian drone command post near Rublene, Kharkiv Oblast.@IntelSlava
TASS
· Jul 5, 2026
Russian air defenses down 282 Ukrainian UAVs, nine smart bombs in past day — top brass
Russian air defense forces also shot down a Neptune-MD
Al Jazeera English
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka
Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jun 21, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes
Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes
Euromaidan Press
· Jul 2, 2026
Ukraine kept quiet about its first ballistic missile. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it instead
Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down a Ukrainian long-range operational-tactical missile—a designation describing a ballistic
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 3, 2026
Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine
KYIV: Russia melancarkan serangan besar-besaran menggunakan peluru berpandu dan dron ke atas Ukraine pada Khamis, menyasarkan Kyiv serta beberapa wilayah lain di seluruh negara itu. Kementerian Pertahanan Russia berkata, ia telah melaksanakan serangan besar-besaran menggunakan senjata jarak jauh berketepatan tinggi dari udara, darat dan laut serta dron serangan. Moscow berkata, serangan itu menyasarkan kemudahan perindustrian ... Read more The post Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Kyiv Post
· Jul 11, 2026
Deadly Russian Guided Bombs and Drones Strike Sloviansk and Kharkiv Region
Russian forces carried out a wave of attacks across eastern Ukraine on Saturday, July 11, focusing on the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. In Sloviansk, three FAB-250 guided bombs struck the city center, killing a 67-year-old man and injuring three others while damaging dozens of buildings. In the Kharkiv region, a strike hit a residential multi-story building in Izium, injuring four people. A separate strike targeted a gas station in Kharkiv city.
PravdaReport
· Jul 8, 2026
Ukraine Targets Gas Compressor Station Linked to Blue Stream Pipeline
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the Krasnodarskaya gas compressor station, which is involved in exporting Russian natural gas to Turkey through the Blue Stream pipeline, Gazprom said on its Telegram channel. Drone Attack Targets Blue Stream Infrastructure An attack on a gas export facility supplying Turkey. At 7:51 p. m. on July 7, the Krasnodarskaya compressor station, which is part of the supply chain for Russian gas transported via the Blue Stream pipeline, came under attack by unmanned aerial vehicles, the statement said. The company added that the attack was intended to disrupt the uninterrupted supply of Russian gas to Turkey. According to Gazprom, repair work is currently underway to eliminate the damage. The company emphasized that prompt measures prevented any disruption to gas deliveries.
Washington Examiner
· Jul 6, 2026
UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’
U.K. fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian aircraft away from a carrier strike group after it repeatedly flew close. On Monday, a Russian Tu-142 “Bear-F” maritime patrol craft, derived from the famous Tu-95 bomber, made repeated close passes at the strike group. During these passes, it dropped several sonobuoys, a listening device used to []
DawnNews English
· Jul 2, 2026
Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English
Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least eight people and injuring over three dozen, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings and started a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard. #ukraine #russia #kyiv #ukrainewar #zelensky #breakingnews #worldnews #europe --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews
Nepal News
· Jul 3, 2026
किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु
युक्रेन। युक्रेनको राजधानी किएभमा भएको रूसी आक्रमणको कारण मृत्यु हुनेहरुको सङ्ख्या कम्तिमा ३० जना पुगेको जनाइएको छ। युक्रेनी राष्ट्रपति भोलोदिमिर जेलेन्स्कीले रूसी आक्रमणका कारण आंशिक रूपमा ध्वस्त भएको एउटा अपार्टमेन्टको निरीक्षण गर्ने क्रममा आफ्नो सेनाले “निश्चित रूपमा“ यो आक्रमणको बदला लिने बताको छ। यसैबीच युरोपियन युनियनका शीर्ष कूटनीतिज्ञले मस्को माथि नयाँ प्रतिबन्धहरू प्रस्ताव गरेका छन् []
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jul 13, 2026
Ukrainian air defence destroys 3 Kh-59/69 Russian missiles and 123 drones: hits recorded at 5 locations
Ukraine's air defences destroyed three Kh-59/69 missiles and 123 Russian drones during an overnight Russian attack.
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 6, 2026
363 Down, But Not Enough: Zelenskyy Pleads For Patriots After Deadly Ballistic Blitz
A massive, multi-pronged Russian air assault ripped through Ukraine overnight on July 6, triggering a direct appeal from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Western allies to urgently ship more Patriot air defense missiles. The combined strike, which utilized sea, land, and air-launched missiles alongside waves of attack drones, targeted 34 locations across the country, with the [] 363 Down, But Not Enough: Zelenskyy Pleads For Patriots After Deadly Ballistic Blitz
Drudge Report
· Jun 26, 2026
660-DRONE ATTACK
660-DRONE ATTACK (Main headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:UKRAINE BOMBARDS RUSSIAARMADA OVERWHELMING PUTINVLAD PLOTS MOVE ON NATO?
Atlantic Council
· Jul 7, 2026
Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless
Ballistic missiles are accounting for a growing share of Russia’s increasingly deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, as Moscow unleashes a new bombing strategy seeking to exploit a global shortage of US-made Patriot air defense systems, writes Karlis Kuskevics. The post Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless appeared first on Atlantic Council.
Legal Insurrection
· Jul 2, 2026
German Prosecutors: Ukraine Behind Nord Stream Destruction
News comes as Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Kyiv in the 52-month war. The post German Prosecutors: Ukraine Behind Nord Stream Destruction first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Al Bawaba
· Jul 7, 2026
Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia
ALBAWABA - The Ukrainian military announced that it had targeted Russia's largest oil refinery [Omsk refinery] in Siberia with drones, in what is considered the longest-range attack since the start of the war...
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Related coverage for "Russian air Defenses shoot down 452 Ukrainian UAVs": Defence Blog — Russian T-72B3A with Arena-M spotted in Ukraine. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces have carried out multiple FAB-500 glide bomb strikes [...]. TASS — Russian air defenses down 282 Ukrainian UAVs, nine smart bombs in past day — top brass. Al Jazeera English — Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka. Yemen News Agency - SABA — Russian Defense Ministry: Targeting Ukrainian Command Centers with Airstrikes. Euromaidan Press — Ukraine kept quiet about its first ballistic missile. Russia’s Defense Ministry announced it instead. Utusan Malaysia — Russia lancar serangan besar-besaran di Ukraine. Kyiv Post — Deadly Russian Guided Bombs and Drones Strike Sloviansk and Kharkiv Region. PravdaReport — Ukraine Targets Gas Compressor Station Linked to Blue Stream Pipeline. Washington Examiner — UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’. DawnNews English — Kyiv Hit by Russian Missile Barrage in Overnight Attack | Russia-Ukraine War | Dawn News English. Nepal News — किएभमा रूसी आक्रमण, ३० जनाको मृत्यु. Ukrainska Pravda — Ukrainian air defence destroys 3 Kh-59/69 Russian missiles and 123 drones: hits recorded at 5 locations. Tampa Free Press — 363 Down, But Not Enough: Zelenskyy Pleads For Patriots After Deadly Ballistic Blitz. Drudge Report — 660-DRONE ATTACK. Atlantic Council — Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless. Legal Insurrection — German Prosecutors: Ukraine Behind Nord Stream Destruction. Al Bawaba — Ukraine strikes Russia's largest oil refinery deep in Siberia