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Ukraine’s drone swarms test Moscow air defences

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Intel Slava
· Jul 5, 2026
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.
— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
Russia deploys powerful jammers to disrupt Starlink in war against Ukraine’s drones
Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots have said. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink, has transformed the war in Ukraine. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine...
Kyiv Post
· Jul 9, 2026
Russia's Latest Gen Su-57 Stealth Jets Fail to Intercept Ukrainian Drones Over Omsk
Russia’s elusive Su-57 stealth fighters were seen attempting to intercept Ukrainian drones during Monday’s attack on Russia’s largest oil refinery in Omsk. Some military outlets pointed out recent photos suggesting the jet’s relegation to anti-drone duty as Moscow fields a limited number of the jets.
Ukrainska Pravda
· Jun 26, 2026
Russians attack evacuation vehicle in Sumy Oblast – photo
Russian forces launched a drone attack on an evacuation vehicle belonging to the White Angel police unit on the morning of 26 June. The unit evacuates residents from border hromadas in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Reuters
· Jul 8, 2026
Ukraine counters Russia's Starlink jamming
Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes by disguising military cargoes and deploying powerful electronic jamming systems, according to Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots. Ukraine's use of relatively low-cost drones capable of striking targets dozens of miles behind the front line has become a significant feature of the war. #ukraine #russia #war #drone #starlink
Washington Examiner
· Jul 1, 2026
Ukraine’s new civilian battlefield: Surviving FPV drone attacks
Russian FPV drones, once used primarily against military targets, are increasingly becoming a weapon of terrorism against civilians. In front-line Kharkiv, residents are being forced to learn entirely new rules of survival as inexpensive battlefield drones reach residential neighborhoods, roads, buses, and private vehicles. Russia is now attacking Kharkiv in a new way, and the []
MS NOW
· Jun 26, 2026
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.
Yemen News Agency - SABA
· Jul 1, 2026
Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy
Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy
Defence Blog
· Jun 21, 2026
Ukraine’s drone hunters can’t keep up with Russia’s fastest drones
Ukraine’s drone interceptor crews cannot reliably chase down Russia’s new jet-powered attack drones because their aircraft simply are not fast enough to catch them before their batteries run out, a frontline Ukrainian air defense commander has revealed in an interview to Militarnyi. The commander, who goes by the call sign “Ramzes” and leads the anti-drone []
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.
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.
NaturalNews.com
· Jul 11, 2026
FSB thwarts AI-guided Ukrainian drone plot against Russian airfield
(NaturalNews) Russiaâs FSB intercepted 13 AI-equipped Ukrainian drones smuggled for an attack on Rostov-Centralny military airfield. A Russian citizen aler...
Daily Sabah
· Jul 8, 2026
Russian jammers target Musk's Starlink to blunt Ukraine drones
Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian 'mid-strike' drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink sate...
Huffington Post
· Jun 26, 2026
Russia Reports One Of The Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Its Soil And Annexed Crimea
In an effort to turn the tables on Moscow's grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have been battering targets behind the front line and deep inside Russia.
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.
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
Libya Update News
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia Says It Shot Down 389 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Reports Two Killed and Others Wounded in Russian Attack
Moscow - Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that air defense systems shot down 389 Ukrainian drones over several regions of Russia overnight. According to the ministry’s statement, the drones were intercepted over multiple Russian territories, as well as in the Moscow region, Crimea, the Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported... Read more Source The post Russia Says It Shot Down 389 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Reports Two Killed and Others Wounded in Russian Attack appeared first on Libya Update News.
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 27, 2026
Russian drone and missile strikes hit farms, Naftogaz facilities, and Sumy in 24-hour assault across Ukraine
Cluster warheads, FPV drones, Herberia strikes: Russia targets Ukrainian farms and energy infrastructure in 24-hour wave
BRICS News
· Jul 4, 2026
JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St.
JUST IN: Ukrainian attack drones strike Russia's St. Petersburg oil terminal.@BRICSNews
Al Arabiya English
· Jul 12, 2026
Ukraine Escalates Strikes on Russian Vessels
Handout footage released by the Ukrainian military shows what the armed forces say are drone strikes targeting multiple Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels at sea. Ukraine’s drone forces commander says the operation targeted 14 Russian vessels, including 10 tankers. #Ukraine #Russia
Off The Press
· Jul 6, 2026
UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane near aircraft carrier off Iceland
A Russian patrol aircraft staged “unsafe” activity near the U.K.’s flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted NATO air defense operations off Iceland, Britain’s defense ministry said Monday. The Bear-F plane “repeatedly approached” the carrier group last week, passing the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier “unnecessarily close” at low altitude and dropping numerous sonar devices []...Click to read more
PravdaReport
· Jun 24, 2026
Video Shows Russian Forces Destroying New US-Made MAAWLR Air Defense System in Ukraine
Russian troops have reportedly destroyed one of the newest American weapons operated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the special military operation zone. The target was a MAAWLR mobile short-range air defense missile system, which was struck by a drone operated by the 11th Army Guards Corps of the Sever Group of Forces in the Kharkiv region. New Air Defense System Reportedly Hit in Kharkiv Region According to Severny Veter Telegram channel, the MAAWLR system was first unveiled at the Air, Space Cyber Conference in the United States in the autumn of 2025. The system can be deployed either as a stationary installation or mounted on pickup trucks and trailers. The mobile version is designated MAAWLR, while the fixed variant is known as BRAWLR.
The Rising Nepal
· Jun 27, 2026
Ukraine unleashes drone bombardment
Kyiv, June 27: Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions a...
The i Paper
· Jul 1, 2026
The robot submarines that can defend the UK from Putin’s secret attacks
With the undersea threat from Russia increasing, the MoD is turning to drones
AzerNews
· Jul 4, 2026
Russian forces counter major drone attack on St. Petersburg
Russian authorities said air defense systems repelled a large-scale drone attack overnight, intercepting hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across several regions of the country, including St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
DNyuz
· Jun 23, 2026
Drone operators aren’t spared from the horrors of war, and they’re top targets
Ukraine’s drone pilots are hunted by Russia and at risk just like other soldiers. Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images Ukraine’s drone operators aren’t necessarily more protected than other soldiers on the battlefield. Saying “they are doing their job in much safer conditions is completely wrong,” an official said. They’re top targets, and a soldier said []
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