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Ukrainian Drone Attack on Industrial Sites in Saratov Region Kills 1

The Moscow Times

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July 8, 2026

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Officials said drones targeted industrial facilities, while unverified reports claimed multiple oil refineries were damaged across Russia.

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Kyiv Post

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· 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.

EUobserver

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· 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.

AzerNews

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· 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.

Meduza.io

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· Jul 1, 2026

Report: Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Penza region, Mayak factory hit

A Ukrainian drone was shot down over the Penza region on the morning of July 1, and its debris damaged power lines and landed on an unfinished building, Penza Governor Oleg Melnichenko said. There were no casualties.

MS NOW

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· 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.

Russia Today

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russian market hit by deadly Ukrainian drone strike – governor

A Ukrainian drone strike on a market in Tokmak, Zaporozhye Region, has reportedly resulted in deaths and injuries Read Full Article at RT.com

The Moscow Times

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· Jul 6, 2026

Fresh Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills At Least 11

The combined drone and missile attack comes just a few days after the deadliest Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital this year.

PravdaReport

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· 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.

Intel Slava

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· Jul 5, 2026

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

Daily News Egypt

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· 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.

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russia attacks Ukraine with 108 drones, 82 intercepted, 25 strike targets

Ukraine came under attack by 108 Russian drones overnight. Air defence forces intercepted 82 of them, but several strikes were recorded and the attack is still ongoing.

Modern Diplomacy

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills Seven

A Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv killed at least seven people and injured 24 early on Monday, according to Ukrainian officials, as residential buildings, commercial properties and other infrastructure suffered heavy damage across multiple districts. Kyiv’s military administration said rescue teams were searching through damaged apartment blocks for survivors after the [] The post Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills Seven appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

TASS

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· Jul 1, 2026

Ukrainian drone with explosives crashes in Turkey’s Trabzon Province — newspaper

No injuries were reported in the incident

teleSUR English

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russia Downs 519 Drones as Ukraine Reports Heavy Strikes

Ukraine attacked over 20 regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Leningrad, Moscow, Rostov and Yaroslavl. On Monday, Russia Defense Ministry confirmed that its air defense systems downed 519 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, while Kiev reported that a Russian missile and drone attack on the capital left at least 11 people dead and dozens injured. RELATED: []

Defence Blog

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ukraine loses two MiG-29 fighters in less than 24 hours

Russian media published footage of a Geran-4 kamikaze drone striking a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 as the aircraft prepared for a mission at an airfield in southern Ukraine, destroying it completely. Ukrainian sources confirmed the aircraft was lost but said no personnel died in the strike. Separately, the Ukrainian Air Force Command confirmed in an []

The Independent

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· 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

Caucasian Knot

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· Jun 27, 2026

12 people were injured in a drone attack on a museum complex in the Rostov region.

A drone attacked the Sambek Heights museum complex. 12 injured people were taken to the hospital, 10 of whom were hospitalized, the governor of the Rostov region reported.

Sky News Australia

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· 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.

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 11, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian drone equipment & positions destroyed on several fronts

Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian drone equipment & positions destroyed on several fronts

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jun 27, 2026

Oil refinery burns in Russia's Krasnodar Krai following reported Ukrainian drone attack

Ukraine's military reportedly carried out a drone attack against an oil refinery in the Russian city of Slavyansk-na-Kubani overnight on June 28, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

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